Neath Hundred

Neath Hundred shown within Glamorgan

The Neath Hundred is one of the hundreds of Glamorgan, towards the west of the county. It takes its name from Neath which it contains. It is bounded to the north-east by Brecknockshire; to the east by Miskin Hundred; to the south by Newcastle and Ogmore Hundreds and to the west by Llangyfelach Hundred. It ranks seventh in population terms out of Glamorgan's ten hundreds, with a population of 105,513.

It contains the following ancient parishes:

• Aberavon
• Baglan
• Briton Ferry
• Cadoxton-juxta-Neath
• Cilybebyll
• Glyncorrwg
• Llantwit-juxta-Neath
• Michaelston-super-Avon
• Neath

References

• William Rees, An Historical Atlas of Wales, Faber, 1959.
• M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, Cardiff, 1967.

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