Cwrt Herbert

Cwrt Herbert, also sometimes called Court Herbert, is a small community to the east of Neath Abbey in south Wales. It developed as a mining village servicing the Cwrt Herbert Colliery in the mid 19th century.^[1] The colliery closed in 1929. ^[1]

Cwrt Herbert
Cwrt Herbert Location within Neath Port Talbot
OS grid reference	SN744981
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Neath
Police	South Wales
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
List of places UK Wales Neath Port Talbot 51.667°N 3.817°W / 51.667; -3.817

A Roman fort named Nidum was found in the village, and is now mostly within the ground of Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School.^[2]