Blaengwrach

Blaengwrach (/blaɪnˈɡrɑːx/ blyne-GRAHKH, Welsh: [ˌblainˈɡwraːχ]) is a community near Glynneath and Resolven in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, which is a larger area than the Community. The principal settlement is Cwmgwrach, a village on the south side of the Neath valley, of which the eastern end is called Blaengwrach, which sometimes causes confusion. Gwrach is one of the streams feeding in to the River Neath- the village of Blaengwrach means “Beginning of the Gwrach” (stream) and Cwmgwrach means “Valley of the Gwrach” which refers to the Gwrach stream and not as some believe, the witch.