St John's Church, Alltwen

Cilybebyll Parish Church

Local Ministry Team

Geography

The Parish of Cilybebyll is situated in South Wales, in the Swansea Valley. It lies approximately 10 miles from the centre of Swansea and 6 miles from Neath Town centre. The Parish incorporates the villages of Rhos and Alltwen.

The Parish is bordered by the Parishes of:

Pontardawe (in the diocese of Swansea and Brecon)
Dyffryn
Glais (in the diocese of Swansea and Brecon)

The map below (Click the lik to see it) shows where the two churches are located. Please note we are not currently using St John's Church Alltwen and all service are being held in the Hall instead.

[Please click here to see the map]

How to get to the Parish:

Getting to the Parish is very easy. Below are directions to the Parish from 3 different starting points:

SWANSEA:

Go to the roundabout which serves as Junction 45 of the M4 motorway.
At the roundabout travel north east along the A4067 towards Pontardawe.
When approaching Pontardawe follow the signs for Alltwen.
Travel over the fly-over up into Alltwen.
Go up the hill and you will see a general store (Spar) on the left
Keep up the hill until you come to a triangle in the road. The Hall is situated here, and all services are now being held there due to health and safety issues in Church.

AMMANFORD:

Travel along the A474 to Pontardawe.
Go through Pontardawe and then follow signs towards Alltwen.
Travel over the fly-over up into Alltwen.
Go up the hill and you will see a general store on the left.
Keep up the hill until you come to a triangle in the road. The Hall is situated here, and all services are now being held there due to health and safety issues in Church.

NEATH:

Travel along the A474 towards Pontardawe.
The road will travel through the village of Rhos, and this marks the entrance to the Parish.
When you see a spar shop on your left, you immediately take a right turn.
Continue along that road into country lanes, until you cross over a small bridge near a post box.
Take the left turn and you will come into a narrow lane with the Parish Church on your right.

The map below (Click the link to see it) gives a much wider view of exactly where the Parish is situated:

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