On the site of the former drift coal mine, the other side of the dual carriageway from the old village is a large business and retail park, with many companies established there. A further business park has been prepared on the village side of the A48 but despite much interest, no companies are yet established there.

The village itself, as a commercial centre, stretches from the roundabout to the old cross roads and beyond, along Carmarthen Road, Pontadulais Road and the road to Tumble. There are about 40 to 50 shops and businesses in Cross Hands village.

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service.
Image reproduced with kind permission of
Ordnance Survey and Multi Media Mapping.

All that is visible today of the drift mine at Cross Hands is the building where the pit ponies were stabled on the roundabout. The managers house is now a nightclub.

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