Cimla is a village and suburb of the town of Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is set high up on a hill. It is pronounced Kim-la. The Welsh language 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 moorland. 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.
Cefn Saeson (the name of the farm area and secondary school) is said to derive from the fact that this area was once the historic England and Wales border. The name Cefn Saeson translates to “English Ridge”.
There is also rumoured to be a Cimla castle near the Cefn Saeson farm. This is believed due to old Gnoll estate maps from 1812 naming the surrounding field “castle field”.
For elections to Neath Town Council, Cimla is covered by the community wards of Cefn Saeson and Crynallt.[3]
Educationedit
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 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.
^Neath Town Council Area, Neath Town Council. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
External linksedit
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cimla and surrounding area
April 11, 2024
cimla, village, suburb, town, neath, county, borough, neath, port, talbot, wales, high, hill, pronounced, welsh, language, spelling, cymla, pronounced, same, meaning, place, with, common, land, which, presumably, being, land, hill, above, previous, settlement,. Cimla is a village and suburb of the town of Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot Wales It is set high up on a hill It is pronounced Kim la The Welsh language 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 CimlaCimlaLocation within Neath Port TalbotPopulation3 940 2011 census 1 OS grid referenceSS760962Principal areaNeath Port TalbotPreserved countyWest GlamorganCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNeathPostcode districtSA11Dialling code01639PoliceSouth WalesFireMid and West WalesAmbulanceWelshUK ParliamentNeathSenedd Cymru Welsh ParliamentNeathCouncillorsJeremy Hurley Independent Tim Bowen Independent Carl Jordan Independent Peter Rees Labour List of places UK Wales Neath Port Talbot 51 39 03 N 3 47 38 W 51 65088 N 3 79375 W 51 65088 3 79375Cimla 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 moorland 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 Cefn Saeson the name of the farm area and secondary school is said to derive from the fact that this area was once the historic England and Wales border The name Cefn Saeson translates to English Ridge There is also rumoured to be a Cimla castle near the Cefn Saeson farm This is believed due to old Gnoll estate maps from 1812 naming the surrounding field castle field Contents 1 Government and politics 2 Education 3 References 4 External linksGovernment and politics editCimla is in the parliamentary constituency of Neath For elections to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Cimla is covered by the Cimla and Pelenna electoral ward which also includes the Pelenna community 2 The ward elects two councillors Prior to 2022 Cimla was the name of a county borough ward coterminous with the suburb within the community of Neath In the 2017 local council elections the Cimla results were Candidate Party Votes StatusJohn Warman Labour 871 Labour holdAdam McGarth Labour 568 Labour holdCharley Cross Liberal Democrats 320In the 2012 local council elections the electorate turnout was 36 86 The Cimla results were Candidate Party Votes StatusJohn Warman Labour 949 Labour holdAlan Carter Labour 706 Labour gainDes Sparkes Liberal Democrats 226John Williams Independent 183For elections to Neath Town Council Cimla is covered by the community wards of Cefn Saeson and Crynallt 3 Education editCrynallt 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 amp Junior Schools The local secondary school is Cefn Saeson 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 amp Sixth Form Centre References edit Ward population 2011 Retrieved 12 April 2015 Election Maps Ordnance Survey Retrieved 27 June 2022 Neath Town Council Area Neath Town Council Retrieved 27 June 2022 External links editwww geograph co uk photos of Cimla and surrounding area Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cimla amp oldid 1191759945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
