Editing Neath (section)

===Medieval period===
[[File:NeathCastleRemains.jpg|left|thumb|[[Neath Castle]]]]
[[Illtud|St Illtyd]] visited the Neath area and established a settlement in what is now known as Llantwit on the northern edge of the town. The church of St Illtyd<ref>[http://www.kingswaycomputers.co.uk/parishofneath/illtyd.shtml Parish of Neath: St. Illtyd] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508013953/http://www.kingswaycomputers.co.uk/parishofneath/illtyd.shtml |date=8 May 2006 }}</ref> was built at this settlement and was enlarged in [[Norman conquest of England|Norman]] times. The [[Norman architecture|Norman]] and pre-Norman church structure remains intact and active to day within the [[Church in Wales]].<ref>[http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/ Church in Wales]</ref> The [[Welsh language]] name for Neath is {{lang|cy|Castell-nedd}}, referring to the Norman Neath Castle,<ref>[http://www.castlewales.com/neath.html Neath Castle]</ref> the English kings [[Henry II of England|Henry II]], [[John, King of England|John]], and [[Edward I]]  visited.