River Amman

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The River Amman between Ammanford and Betws, looking towards the Black Mountain

The River Amman is a tributary of the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan, forming part of the county border between Rhosamman and Garnant.

The source of the Amman is on the Black Mountain, and it joins the Loughor at Pantyffynnon, south of Ammanford.

The river name is said to derived from the Welsh word banw "pig, piglet", reflecting the way in which it roots through the land like a pig.[1] It gives its name to the town of Ammanford and the villages of Pontamman, Glanamman, Brynamman and Rhosamman. Garnant and Betws also lie in the Amman Valley. Garnant railway station was originally known as Amman Valley, the English-language version of Cwmamman. In the 19th and early 20th centuries the valley was a booming coal-mining area, but the mines have now closed.

References

  1. Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198527589. 

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