BRYNMAWR

:''See also Bryn Mawr (disambiguation) for other places with this name.''
'Brynmawr' (sometimes hyphenated to ''Bryn-mawr'' in Welsh — meaning "big hill") is a market town in south Wales. The town, nestled at the head of the South Wales Valleys, grew during the arrival of the mining and iron industries in the early 1800s . It was originally a small village settlement called Gwaen Helygen. With the expansion of the Nant-y-glo (meaning stream of coal) Ironworks housing was required for the workers and Brynmawr turned into a prosperous town. Although coal mining has declined, a large mining museum is nearby. Today it has an estimated population of over 14,000 people, very few of whom speak Welsh.
Although the traditional Saturday market itself has diminished somewhat, the focal point of the town still remains the Market Square with its Market Hall, now a cinema and theatre proudly presenting films and productions from the local amateur operatic society. Around the Market Square, the trading community offers traditional, family oriented shops with a friendly and personal service. It also now has a large Asda supermarket on the old site of the Semtex factory which boosted the town's name and reputation over the last 50 years.

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Famous people from Brynmawr

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Famous people from Brynmawr

★ Mac Adams, internationally renowned scultptor

★ Adrian Street, TV wrestler

See also

★ Brynmawr Furniture

★ Brynmawr Experiment

External links

★ A community website for local residents.

★ Brynmawr Radio website