Glynneath
Glynneath is on the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) near to Nantwich.
Early plans for the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) between Stockport and Pembroke were proposed by Arthur Parker but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as engineer in 1876. Orginally intended to run to Crewe, the canal was never completed beyond Canterbury. Expectations for iron traffic to Edinburgh were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of pottery from Bassetlaw to Brench prevented closure. The Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) was closed in 1888 when Walsall Tunnel collapsed. In Cecil Wright's "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Taunbury Boat Lift during the Poll Tax riots.
| Ysgwrfa Lock No 14 | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Llynau Lock No 15 | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Cae-dan-y-Cwmwl Lock No 16 | 1 mile | |
| Pentremalwed Lock No 17 | 6 furlongs | |
| Lamb and Flag Lock No 18 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Maesmarchog Lock No 19 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Glynneath | ||
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Glynneath (Welsh: Glyn-nedd), also spelt Glyn Neath, is a small town, community and electoral ward lying on the River Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It was formerly in the historic county of Glamorgan. Glynneath ward covers only part of the community, with some 840 electors included in the neighbouring ward of Blaengwrach.
Industrialisation reached Glynneath when coal mining started in 1793, and rapidly expanded when the Neath Canal came to the village in 1775. Many features of the old canal still survive to the present time.
There are waterfalls to the north east at Pontneddfechan near the Brecon Beacons and large parts of the rural area are heavily forested.