The Borough of Lliw Valley (Welsh

Welsh language

Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...

: Dyffryn Lliw) was one of the four local government district

Districts of Wales

In 1974, Wales was re-divided for local government purposes into thirty-seven districts. Districts were the second tier of local government introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, being subdivisions of the eight counties introduced at the same time...

s of West Glamorgan

West Glamorgan

West Glamorgan is a preserved county and former administrative county of Wales, one of the divisions of the ancient county of Glamorgan.West Glamorgan was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 from the county borough of Swansea, the municipal boroughs of Neath and Port Talbot,...

, Wales

Wales

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 from 1974 to 1996. It was formed by the merger of the Llwchwr

Llwchwr

Llwchwr is a community at the far western edge of the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Llwchwr comprises the town of Loughor and the village and district of Kingsbridge...

 urban district

Urban district

In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....

 and Pontardawe Rural District, under the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....

.

It was abolished in 1996, with part of its area becoming part of the new Swansea

Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

 unitary authority, and part becoming part of Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most populous county in Wales and the third most populous county borough....

 unitary authority. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/Ukpga_19940019_en_9.htm

Communities becoming part of Swansea:

• Clydach
• Llangyfelach
  Llangyfelach
  The village of Llangyfelach is located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open moorland....
  
  
• Llwchwr
  Llwchwr
  Llwchwr is a community at the far western edge of the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Llwchwr comprises the town of Loughor and the village and district of Kingsbridge...
  
  
• Gowerton
  Gowerton
  The village of Gowerton is situated about 4 miles north west of Swansea city centre, Wales. Gowerton is often known as the gateway to Gower. Gowerton's original name was Ffosfelin...
  
  
• Gorseinon
  Gorseinon
  Gorseinon is a town in southwest Wales, near the Loughor estuary. It was a small village until the late 19th century when it grew around the coal mining and tinplate industries. It is situated in the north west of Swansea, around north west of the city centre...
  
  
• Grovesend
  Grovesend
  Grovesend is a village in the community of Grovesend and Waungron , City and County of Swansea in Wales. The community has a population of 1,181....
  
  
• Mawr
  Mawr
  Mawr is both an electoral ward and a community of the City and County of Swansea, in south Wales, U.K. Mawr has its own elected community council.Mawr falls within in the parliamentary constituency of Gower...
  
  
• Penllergaer
  Penllergaer
  Penllergaer is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK, falling within the Penllergaer ward. Penllergaer is situated about 6 miles north west of Swansea city centre, near the M4 Motorway at Junction 47.-Features:...
  
  
• Pont-Lliw
  Pont-Lliw
  'Pontlliw' is a village in the community of Pontlliw and Tircoed, City and County of Swansea in Wales. The community has an elected community council, and has a population of 2,075...
  
  
• Pontarddulais
  Pontarddulais
  Pontarddulais is a community and town in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It is situated north west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pontarddulais ward.-Overview:...
  
  

Communities becoming part of Neath Port Talbot:

• Cwmllynfell
  Cwmllynfell
  Cwmllynfell is the name of a village, community and electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.- Amenities :Cwmllynfell has its own local rugby union team - Cwmllynfell RFC. Also, a Welsh Primary School, CK's Supermarket, Post Office, village hall, church, chapel and a grooming parlour...
  
  
• Cilybebyll
  Cilybebyll
  Cilybebyll is a village and community in Neath Port Talbot County Borough in Wales. It includes the villages of Alltwen, Fforest Gôch, Gellinudd and Rhos, and is located east of Pontardawe, north of Neath and north east of Swansea...
  
  
• Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
  Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
  Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a village in Neath Port Talbot, south Wales. Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is also a parish made up of the electoral wards of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman.-Location:...
  
  
• Pontardawe
  Pontardawe
  Pontardawe is a town of some 5,000 inhabitants in the Swansea Valley in south Wales...
  
  
• Ystalyfera
  Ystalyfera
  Ystalyfera is a former industrial village in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about north-east of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, comprising a resident population of just over 3,000 people, approximately 60% of whom...
  
  

The old Lliw Valley had two football clubs in the Welsh Football League - Garden Village

Garden Village F.C.

Garden Village Association Football Club is a football club, based in Swansea, south west Wales and currently playing in the Welsh Football League Division Two...

and Pontardawe Town.