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Port Talbot, Glamorgan

Port Talbot is a town in Glamorgan. Modern Port Talbot is a town formed from the merging of multiple villages, including Aberfan, Margam, and Taibach. The name 'Port Talbot' first appears in 1837 as the name of the new docks built on the south-east side of the river Afan by the Talbot family. Over time it came to be applied to the whole of the emerging conurbation. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the south-east of the town. Port Talbot is within the council area of Neath Port Talbot.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.595737,-3.783734
Grid Reference: SS765900
Police Area: South Wales
Council Area: Neath Port Talbot
Community (Civil Parish): Port Talbot C
Country: Wales

GBPNID: 36519
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Port_Talbot,_Glamorgan_36519

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