Pelenna

Efail-fach village

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 Pontrhydyfen. According to the 2011 UK Census, the population of the Pelenna was 1,152.[1]

The area has a history of mining for coal and iron, though this largely ceased in the 1960s.[2]

The River Pelenna eventually flows into the River Afan at Pontrhydyfen.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Pelenna Parish (W04000620)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ Pelenna Community Council, Pelenna Community Council. Retrieved 28 June 2022.