Cimla
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Neath railway station and Victoria Gardens.
Neath railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alan Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neath railway station is a main line railway station serving the town of Neath, south Wales. Managed by Transport for Wales, the station is located at street level on Windsor Road, situated back from the street fronting a small car park.
Victoria Gardens
Park
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Victoria Gardens, in the town centre of Neath, Wales, is a Grade II registered park on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
Neath Castle
Castle
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY 3.0.
Neath Castle is a Norman castle located in the town centre of Neath, Wales. Its construction was begun by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, the nominal Lord of Glamorgan, at a date estimated between 1114 and 1130.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath and Briton Ferry.
Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath
Village
Photo: Cedwyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cadoxton is a village situated in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Cadoxton is located just outside the town of Neath and borders the villages of Cilfrew and Bryncoch.
Briton Ferry
Town
Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Briton Ferry is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The Welsh name may indicate that the church, llan, is protected from the wind, awel. Briton Ferry is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cimla.
Tonna
Village
Tonna is the name of a village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, located to the north-east of Neath. Immediately between Tonna and the adjoining parish of Llanilltud is a cottage once occupied by the Welsh-born engineer and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who had arrived at his theory of evolution independently of Charles Darwin, with whom he later corresponded. Tonna is situated 2 miles northeast of Cimla.
Cimla
- Type: Suburb with 3,940 residents
- Description: suburb of Neath, in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.654° or 51° 39′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.79543° or 3° 47′ 44″ westPopulation
3,940Elevation
325 feet (99 metres)Open location code
9C3RM633+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 277066678OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13267308Wikidata ID
Q5120138
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Cimla” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cimla”
- Welsh: “Cimla”
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Explore places such as Caewern and Neath Abbey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Peter and Paul’s Church and Cimla Fire Station.
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