List of communities in Wales explained

This is a list of communities in Wales sorted by principal area. The 'community' is the lowest tier of local government in Wales, and is usually represented by a community council. A Welsh community is broadly equivalent to an English civil parish. In total, Wales is divided into 878 communities, of which about 768 (87%) are represented by community councils.

Blaenau Gwent

• • Abertillery Brynmawr (town)
  • Llanhilleth Nantyglo and Blaina (town)
• Tredegar (town)

Communities without councils

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• Badminton ^[2]
  • • • • Beaufort Cwm Ebbw Vale North Ebbw Vale South Garnlydan^[3]

Former communities

• Ebbw Vale

Bridgend

• • Brackla Bridgend (town)
    • • • • • • • • Cefn Cribwr Coity Higher Cornelly Coychurch Higher Coychurch Lower Garw Valley Laleston Llangynwyd Lower Llangynwyd Middle Maesteg (town)
      • Merthyr Mawr Newcastle Higher Ogmore Valley Pencoed (town)
• Porthcawl (town)

Caerphilly

• • • Aber Valley Argoed Bargoed (town)
  • Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen Blackwood (town)
• Caerphilly (town)
  • • • • • • • • • Darran Valley Draethen, Waterloo and Rudry Gelligaer Llanbradach and Pwllypant Maesycwmmer Nelson New Tredegar Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn Rhymney Risca East^[4]
• Risca Town (town)^[5]

Communities without councils

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Cardiff

Communities without councils

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Adamsdown Butetown Caerau Canton Castle Cathays Cyncoed Ely Fairwater Gabalfa Grangetown Heath Llandaff Llandaff North Llanedeyrn (created in 2016)
      • Llanishen Llanrumney Pentwyn Penylan
• Pontcanna (created in 2016) ^[8]
  • • • Pontprennau Rhiwbina Riverside Roath (formerly known as Plasnewydd) ^[9]
  • Rumney Splott (Tremorfa removed in 2016) ^[8]
• Thornhill (created in 2016) ^[8]
• Tremorfa (created in 2016)

Carmarthenshire

• • • Abergwili Abernant Ammanford (town)
    • Betws Bronwydd Carmarthen (town)
      • Cenarth Cilycwm Cilymaenllwyd Cwmamman (town)
        • • • Cynwyl Elfed Cynwyl Gaeo Dyffryn Cennen Eglwyscummin Gorslas Henllanfallteg Kidwelly (town)  - see Kidwelly Town Council
          • Laugharne Township Llanarthney Llanboidy Llanddarog Llanddeusant Llanddowror and Llanmiloe
• Llandeilo (town)
• Llandovery (town)
  • • • • Llandybie Llandyfaelog Llanedi Llanegwad Llanelli (town)  - see Llanelli Town Council
          • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Llanelli Rural Llanfair-ar-y-bryn Llanfihangel Aberbythych Llanfihangel-ar-Arth Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn Llanfynydd Llangadog Llangain Llangathen Llangeler Llangennech Llangunnor Llangyndeyrn Llangynin Llangynog Llanllawddog Llanllwni Llannon Llanpumsaint Llansadwrn Llansawel Llansteffan and Llanybri
              • Llanwinio Llanwrda Llanybydder Llanycrwys Manordeilo and Salem Meidrim Myddfai Newcastle Emlyn (town)
  • Newchurch and Merthyr Pembrey and Burry Port Town (town)
    • • • Pencarreg Pendine Pontyberem Quarter Bach St Clears (town)
        • St Ishmael Talley Trelech Trimsaran Whitland (town)

Ceredigion

• Aberaeron (town)
  • Aberporth Aberystwyth (town)  - see also Aberystwyth Town Council
    • • Beulah Blaenrheidol Borth Cardigan (town)
        • • • Ceulanamaesmawr Ciliau Aeron Dyffryn Arth Faenor Geneu'r Glyn Henfynyw Lampeter (town)
              • • • • • • • • • • • • Llanarth Llanbadarn Fawr Llanddewi Brefi Llandyfriog Llandysiliogogo Llandysul Llanfair Clydogau Llanfarian Llanfihangel Ystrad Llangeitho Llangoedmor Llangrannog Llangwyryfon Llangybi Llangynfelyn Llanilar Llanllwchaiarn Llanrhystyd Llansantffraed
          • Llanwenog Llanwnnen Lledrod Melindwr Nantcwnlle New Quay (town)

Conwy

• Abergele (town)
  • • • • • • • Betws-y-Coed Betws yn Rhos Bro Garmon Bro Machno Caerhun Capel Curig Cerrigydrudion Colwyn Bay (town) – see Bay of Colwyn Town Council
• Conwy (town) - see Conwy Town Council
  • • • • Dolgarrog Dolwyddelan Eglwysbach Henryd Kinmel Bay and Towyn (town)
    • Llanddoged and Maenan Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel Llandudno (town)
  • Llanfair Talhaiarn Llanfairfechan (town)
    • • • Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr Llangernyw Llangwm Llannefydd Llanrwst (town)
        • Llansanffraid Glan Conwy Llansannan Llysfaen Mochdre Old Colwyn – see Bay of Colwyn Town Council
• Penmaenmawr (town)
  • Pentrefoelas Rhos-on-Sea – see Bay of Colwyn Town Council

Denbighshire

• • • • • • • • • • • • Aberwheeler Betws Gwerfil Goch Bodelwyddan Bodfari Bryneglwys Cefn Meiriadog Clocaenog Corwen Cwm Cyffylliog Cynwyd Denbigh (town)
                        • • Derwen Dyserth Efenechtyd Gwyddelwern Henllan Llanarmon-yn-Iâl Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd Llandegla Llandrillo Llandyrnog Llanelidan Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Llanferres Llangollen (town)
          • Llangynhafal Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch Llantysilio Llanynys Nantglyn Prestatyn (town)
• Rhuddlan (town)
• Rhyl (town)
• Ruthin (town)
• St Asaph (city)

Flintshire

• • • • • Argoed Bagillt Broughton and Bretton Brynford Buckley (town)
• Caerwys (town)
  • Cilcain Connah's Quay (town)
• Flint (town)
  • • • • • Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn Gwernymynydd Halkyn Hawarden Higher Kinnerton Holywell (town)
        • Hope Leeswood and Pontblyddyn Llanasa Llanfynydd Mold (town)
          • • • Mostyn Nannerch Nercwys Northop Northop Hall Penyffordd Queensferry Saltney (town)
• Sealand (town)
• Shotton (town)

Gwynedd

• • • • • Aberdaron Aberdovey Abergwyngregyn Arthog Bala (town)
• Bangor (city)  - see Bangor City Council
• Barmouth (town)
  • • • • • • • • Beddgelert Bethesda Betws Garmon Bontnewydd Botwnnog Brithdir and Llanfachreth Bryn-crug Buan Caernarfon (royal town)
    • Clynnog Corris Criccieth (town)
  • Dolbenmaen Dolgellau (town)
  • Dyffryn Ardudwy Ffestiniog (town)
  • Ganllwyd Harlech (town)
    • • • • • • • • • • • • • Llanaelhaearn Llanbedr Llanbedrog Llanberis Llanddeiniolen Llandderfel Llandwrog Llandygai Llanegryn Llanelltyd Llanengan Llanfair Llanfihangel-y-Pennant Llanfrothen Llangelynnin^[10]
                      • Llangywer Llanllechid Llanllyfni Llannor Llanrug Llanuwchllyn Llanwnda Llanycil Llanystumdwy Maentwrog Mawddwy Nefyn (town)
  • Pennal Penrhyndeudraeth (town)
    • Pentir Pistyll Porthmadog (town)
• Pwllheli (town)
  • • • Talsarnau Trawsfynydd Tudweiliog Tywyn (town)

Isle of Anglesey

• • Aberffraw Amlwch (town)
• Beaumaris (town)
  • • • • • • Bodedern Bodffordd Bodorgan Bryngwran Cwm Cadnant Cylch-y-Garn Holyhead (town)  - see Holyhead Town Council
              • • • • • • • Llanbadrig Llanddaniel Fab Llanddona Llanddyfnan Llaneilian Llaneugrad Llanfachraeth Llanfaelog Llanfaethlu Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll Llanfair-yn-neubwll Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog Llangefni (town)
          • Llangoed Llangristiolus Llanidan Llannerch-y-medd Mechell Menai Bridge (town)

Merthyr Tydfil

Communities without councils

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• • • • • • • • Cyfarthfa Dowlais Gurnos Merthyr Vale Pant Park Penydarren Town (Town)

Monmouthshire

• Abergavenny (town)
  • Caerwent Caldicot (town)
• Chepstow (town)
  • • Crucorney Devauden Gobion Fawr
      • • • • • • • • • • Goetre Fawr Grosmont Llanarth Llanbadoc Llanelly Llanfoist Fawr Llangybi Llantilio Pertholey Llantrisant Fawr Magor with Undy Mathern Mitchel Troy Monmouth (town)  - see also Monmouth Town Council
        • Portskewett Raglan Rogiet Shirenewton Skenfrith^[12]
    • St Arvans Trellech United Usk (town)
• Whitecastle^[12]
• Wye Valley^[12]

Former communities

• Gwehelog Fawr (until 2022) ^[12]
  • Llangattock-Vibon-Avel Llangwm (until 2022) ^[12]
• Llanhennock (until 2022) ^[12]

Neath Port Talbot

• • • Blaengwrach Blaenhonddan Briton Ferry (town)
      • • • • Cilybebyll Clyne and Melincourt Coedffranc Crynant Cwmllynfell Dyffryn Clydach Glynneath (town)
  • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Neath (town)
    • Onllwyn Pelenna Pontardawe (town)

Communities without councils

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• • • • Aberavon Baglan Baglan Bay Baglan Moors^[14]
    • Bryn Cwmafan Cymer and Glyncorrwg^[15]
• Gwynfi and Croeserw^[15]

Former communities

• Glyncorrwg^[15]

Newport

Communities without councils

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Pembrokeshire

• • • • • • • • • • Ambleston Amroth Angle Boncath Brawdy Burton Camrose Carew Cilgerran Clunderwen^[17]
                • Clydau Cosheston Crymych Cwm Gwaun Dale Dinas Cross East Williamston Eglwyswrw Fishguard and Goodwick (town)
  • Freystrop Haverfordwest (town)
    • Hayscastle Herbrandston Hook
      • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hundleton Jeffreyston Johnston Kilgetty/Begelly Lampeter Velfrey Lamphey Letterston Llanddewi Velfrey Llandissilio West Llangwm Llanrhian Llanstadwell Llawhaden Maenclochog Manorbier Manordeifi Marloes and St Brides Martletwy Mathry Merlin's Bridge Milford Haven (town)
• Mynachlogddu^[18]
• Narberth (town)
  • • Nevern New Moat Newport (town)
• Neyland (town)
  • Nolton and Roch Pembroke (town)
• Pembroke Dock (town)
  • • • • • • • • • Penally Pencaer Puncheston Rosemarket Rudbaxton Saundersfoot Scleddau Solva Spittal St David's and the Cathedral Close (city)
        • St Dogmaels St Florence St Ishmaels St Mary Out Liberty Stackpole and Castlemartin (from 3 May 2012) ^[19]
  • Templeton Tenby (town)
    • The Havens Tiers Cross Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech (from 3 May 2012)

Former communities

• Castlemartin (until 2 May 2012)
• Slebech (until 2 May 2012)
• Stackpole (until 2 May 2012)
• Trecwn (until 2 May 2012)
• Uzmaston and Boulston (until 2 May 2012)

Powys

• Abbey Cwmhir
  • • Aberedw Aberhafesp Abermule with Llandyssil
      • • Banwy Bausley with Criggion Beguildy Berriew Betws Cedewain^[20]
• Brecon (town)
  • Bronllys Builth Wells (town)
    • • • • • • • • Cadfarch Caersws Carno Carreghofa Castle Caereinion Churchstoke Cilmery Clyro Crai Crickhowell (town)
• Cwmdu and District
  • • • • • • • • • • • • • Disserth and Trecoed Duhonw Dwyriw Erwood Felinfach Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Gladestry Glantwymyn Glasbury Glascwm Glyn Tarell Guilsfield Gwernyfed Hay (town)
    • Honddu Isaf Kerry Knighton (town)
      • • • • • • Llanafan Fawr Llanbadarn Fawr Llanbadarn Fynydd Llanbister Llanbrynmair Llanddew Llanddewi Ystradenni Llandinam Llandrindod Wells (town)
• Llandrinio and Arddleen
  • • • • • • • • Llandysilio Llanelwedd Llanerfyl Llanfair Caereinion Llanfechain Llanfihangel Llanfihangel Rhydithon Llanfrynach Llanfyllin (town)
                  • Llangammarch Llangattock Llangedwyn Llangors Llangunllo Llangurig Llangynidr Llangyniew Llangynog Llanidloes (town)
      • Llanidloes Without Llanigon Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Llansantffraid
      • Llansilin Llanwddyn Llanwrthwl Llanwrtyd Wells (town)
    • Llanyre Llywel Machynlleth (town)
      • • Maescar Manafon Meifod Merthyr Cynog Mochdre with Penstrowed
• Montgomery (town)
  • • Nantmel New Radnor Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn (town)
      • • Old Radnor Painscastle Pen-y-Bont-Fawr Penybont Presteigne (town)
• Rhayader (town)
  • • • • • • • • • • St Harmon Talgarth Talybont-on-Usk Tawe Uchaf Trallong Trefeglwys Treflys Tregynon Trewern Vale of Grwyney Welshpool (town)
      • Whitton Yscir Ystradfellte Ystradgynlais (town)

Rhondda Cynon Taf

• • • • • • • • Gilfach Goch Hirwaun Llanharan Llanharry Llantrisant Llantwit Fardre Pont-y-clun Pontypridd (town) ^[21]

Communities without councils

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• Aberaman North (from 1 December 2016) ^[23]
• Aberaman South (from 1 December 2016)
  • Abercynon Aberdare East (from 1 December 2016)
• Aberdare West (from 1 December 2016)
  • • • • • • • Cwm Clydach Cwmbach Cymmer Ferndale Llwydcoed Llwyn-y-pia Maerdy Mountain Ash East (from 1 December 2016)
• Mountain Ash West (from 1 December 2016)
• Penrhiw-ceiber^[24]

Former communities

Swansea

• • • Bishopston Clydach Gorseinon (town)
      • • • • • • Gowerton Grovesend and Waungron Ilston Killay Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton Llangyfelach Llanrhidian Higher Llanrhidian Lower Llwchwr (town)
          • Mawr Mumbles Penllergaer Pennard Penrice Pontarddulais (town)^[25]
        • Pontlliw and Tircoed Port Eynon Reynoldston Rhossili Three Crosses (from 3 May 2012) ^[26]

Communities without councils

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Birchgrove Bonymaen Castle Cockett Cwmbwrla Dunvant Landore Llansamlet Morriston Mynydd-bach Penderry Sketty St Thomas Townhill Uplands Waterfront^[28]
• Waunarlwydd^[28]

Torfaen

• • Abersychan Blaenavon (town)

Vale of Glamorgan

• Barry (town)  - see also Barry Town Council
  • Colwinston Cowbridge with Llanblethian (town)
    • • • • • • Dinas Powys Ewenny Llancarfan Llandough Llandow Llanfair Llangan Llanmaes^[29]
• Llantwit Major (town)
  • Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith Penarth (town)  - see Penarth Town Council
    • • • • • • • Pendoylan Penllyn Peterston-super-Ely St Athan St Bride's Major St Donats St Georges-super-Ely St Nicholas and Bonvilston Sully and Lavernock ^[30]

Communities without councils

• Rhoose^[31]

Wrexham

• • • • • • • • • • Abenbury Acton Bangor is-y-Coed Bronington Broughton Brymbo Caia Park Cefn Ceiriog Ucha Chirk (town)

See also

• List of civil parishes in England
• List of civil parishes in Scotland
• List of community council areas in Scotland

External links

• Geographical area listings > Administrative Geography > County listings — at the Office for National Statistics
• A Vision of Britain through time — at VisionOfBritain.org uk
• Election maps — at Ordnance Survey
• Census 2001 — at Neighbourhood Statistics
• Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales — at LGBC-Wales.gov.uk
• Borough, Town & Community Councils — Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
• Town and Community Councils contact details — Bridgend County Borough Council
• Community and Town Councils — Caerphilly County Borough Council
• Cardiff Community councils — Cardiff Council
• Town and Community Clerks — Carmarthenshire County Council
• Town and Community Councils — Ceredigion County Council
• Town and Community Councils — Conwy County Borough Council
• Town and Community Councils — Denbighshire County Council
• Town and Community Councils — Flintshire County Council
• Community Councils — Cyngor Gwynedd
• Town and Community Councils — Isle of Anglesey County Council
• Community Council — Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
• Town and Community Councils — Neath Port Talbot County Borough
• Community Council Clerk contact details — City of Newport
• Parish Councils — Pembrokeshire County Council
• Town and Community Council Clerks details — Powys County Council
• Community, Town Councils and Councillors — Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
• Community and Town Councils — City and County of Swansea
• Community Councils — Torfaen County Borough
• Town and Community Councils — Vale of Glamorgan Council
• Local Community Councils — Wrexham County Borough Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Borough, Town & Community Councils. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322090538/https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/council/councillors-and-committees/borough-town-community-councils/. 22 March 2023. live. Blaenau Gwent CBC. 18 May 2023.
2. Web site: The Blaenau Gwent (Communities) Order 2010. Legislation.gov.uk. 18 March 2018.
3. Web site: The County Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021. legislation.gov.uk. 25 May 2022.
4. Web site: The County Borough of Caerphilly (Communities) Order 2010. Legislation.gov.uk. 21 March 2018.
5. Steve Halsall . 1 December 2016 . Changes to Community and Community Ward Boundaries . Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales . 18 April 2022.
6. Web site: Community and town councils. Caerphilly County Borough. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220518102916/https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/my-council/community-and-town-councils.aspx. 18 May 2022. 19 May 2023.
7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180906014120/https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Community-councils/Pages/Community-councils.aspx . Community Councils. Cardiff Council. live. 6 September 2018. 16 May 2023.
8. Book: The City and County of Cardiff (Communities) Order \u2013 2016 No. 1155 (W. 277). 2016. Welsh Statutory Instruments.
9. News: A Roath by any other name would smell just as sweet . Wales Online . 27 February 2009 . 7 January 2017 .
10. Web site: Llangelynnin. Mapit. 6 July 2023.
11. Web site: Community Council. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516220955/https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx. 16 May 2023. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. 16 May 2023.
12. Web site: The Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2021. legislation.gov.uk. 25 May 2022.
13. Web site: Town and Community Council Contact Details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221109124225/https://democracy.npt.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx. 9 November 2022. NPT CBC. 16 May 2023.
14. Web site: The Neath Port Talbot (Communities) Order 2016. Legislation.gov.uk. 3 September 2018.
15. Web site: The County Borough of Neath Port Talbot (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021. legislation.gov.uk. 21 May 2022.
16. Web site: Community council contact details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220513180802/https://democracy.newport.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx. 13 May 2022. Newport City Council. 16 May 2023.
17. Web site: Clunderwen Community. Mapit. 25 May 2022.
18. Web site: Mynachlogddu Community. Mapit. 25 May 2022.
19. Web site: WELSH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2011 No. 683 (W.101) LOCAL GOVERNMENT,WALES The Pembrokeshire(Communities)Order 2011. UK Stationery Office. Legislation.gov.uk . 7 April 2018.
20. Web site: Betws Cedewain Community. Mapit. 17 November 2023.
21. Web site: W04 Community Pontypridd. Office for National Statistics. 13 Aug 2022.
22. Web site: Community Council. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516221729/https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Council/CouncillorsCommitteesandMeetings/CommunityTownCouncilsandCouncillors.aspx. 16 May 2023. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. 16 May 2023.
23. Web site: The Rhondda Cynon Taf (Communities) Order 2016 . Legislation.gov.uk . 7 April 2018 .
24. Web site: Penrhiw-ceiber Community. Mapit. 25 May 2022.
25. Web site: Pontarddulais. Ordnance Survey. 1 October 2021.
26. Web site: The Swansea (Communities) Order 2011. Legislation.gov.uk. 21 March 2018.
27. Web site: Community/Town council contact details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708054904/https://democracy.swansea.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx. 8 July 2022. Swansea Council. 16 May 2023.
28. Web site: The City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021. legislation.gov.uk. 25 May 2022.
29. Web site: Llanmaes Community. Mapit. 25 May 2022.
30. Web site: Sully and Lavernock. ONS. 21 March 2018.
31. Web site: Town and Community Councils. Vale of Glamorgan Council. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205214614/https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/our_council/Town-and-Community-Councils.aspx. 5 February 2023. 20 May 2023.