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Neath The Pale Moon'' Review
Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and community situated in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011. Historically in Glamorgan, the town is located on the River Neath, east-northeast of Swansea. Etymology The town's English name ultimately derives from "" the original Welsh name for the River Neath and is known to be Proto-Celtic language, Celtic or Pre-Celtic. A meaning of 'shining' or 'brilliant' has been suggested, as has a link to the older Indo-European root ' (simply meaning 'river'). As such, the town may share its etymology with the town of Stratton, Cornwall and the River Nidd in Northern England. History Roman fort The town is located at a ford (crossing), ford of the River Neath and its strategic situation is evident by a number of Celts, Celtic hill forts, surrounding the town. The Roman Britain, Romans also recognised the area's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neath (Senedd Constituency)
Neath ( cy, Castell-nedd) is a Senedd constituencies and electoral regions, constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West (Senedd electoral region), South Wales West Senedd constituencies and electoral regions, electoral region, which elects four additional member system, additional members, in addition to seven constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. History Since the creation of the Welsh Assembly, assembly the constituency has returned a Welsh Labour Party, Labour AM, with varying majorities, from 7.7% to 26.8%. The current incumbent Jeremy Miles is one of the first openly gay elected Members of the Senedd. Plaid Cymru are Labour's main opposition in the seat. In the election in 2016 National Assembly for Wales election, 2016 the constituency got the highest vote share from an Indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
