Cimla is a suburb of the town of

Neath 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. Historica ...

in the

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Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in the south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhondda Cynon Taf ...

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. It is set high up on a hill. It is pronounced Kim-la. The

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it h ...

spelling is Cymla, pronounced the same way. Its meaning is a place with common land, which it presumably (being land on a hill above previous settlement) was until industrial expansion led to its being covered with housing. Cimla consists of a residential area in the western central area, which is part of the built-up area of the town of Neath. The residential area is surrounded to the north, east, and south by open

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. The whole of Cimla is set on high ground. It is home to the Cimla football club, formed in 1983, who play their games on Cefn Saeson playing fields. English is the most spoken language, with Welsh having minimal use. Cimla is Neath’s richest area, with an above average wage per person compared with the rest of the town.

Government and politics

Cimla is in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. For elections to

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local authority for the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, one of the 22 principal areas of Wales. The council was controlled by the Labour Party from its creation in 1996 until 2022, when Plaid ...

, Cimla is covered by the 'Cimla and Pelenna'

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, which also includes the

Pelenna Pelenna is a community (civil parish) in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It largely covers the valleys of the rivers Pelenna and the Blaenpelenna, to the east of the town of Neath. The community includes the villages of Efail-fach, Tonmawr and Pon ...

community. The ward elects two councillors. Prior to 2022 Cimla was the name of a county borough ward coterminous with the suburb, within the

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. In the 2017 local council elections, the Cimla results were: In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 36.86%. The Cimla results were: For elections to Neath Town Council, Cimla is covered by the community wards of Cefn Saeson and Crynallt.Neath Town Council Area
Neath Town Council. Retireved 27 June 2022.

Education

Crynallt Primary School is an English-Medium primary school serving Cimla in South Wales. It is located on Afan Valley Road. Crynallt is a feeder school for Cefn Saeson. The school colours are white and royal blue. School starts at ten to nine and finishes at twenty past three. The primary school officially opened in September 2013 after the merging of the Crynallt Infant & Junior Schools. The local secondary school is

Cefn Saeson Cefn Saeson (Ysgol Gyfun Cefn Saeson) is a mixed, English-medium comprehensive school in the Cimla suburb of Neath, Wales. The school serves 11 to 16-year-olds living in Cimla, Tonna, Tonmawr, Pontrhydyfen and parts of Neath. The school is locat ...

. Cefn Saeson serves Cimla, Tonna, Tonmawr, Pontrhydyfen, Melin, and parts of Neath. The nearest Welsh-medium secondary school is Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, with the nearest Welsh primary being YGG Castell Nedd. The nearest faith schools are Alderman Davies CiW Primary, St Joseph's RC Primary, and St Joseph's Catholic School & Sixth Form Centre.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cimla and surrounding areaCefn Saeson Comprehensive School
{{Neath Port Talbot electoral wards Former wards of Neath Port Talbot Neath