Aberavon
Sign in to saveAberavon () is a town and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the town. Aberavon is also the name of the nearby Blue Flag beach and the parish covering the same area.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Aberavon is referenced by 301 other articles, and connects out to Cwmavon, association football and Wales.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Communities in Neath Port Talbot, Populated coastal places in Wales and Towns in Neath Port Talbot.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- Aberavon-geograph.org.uk-4058559.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Aberavon from Mynydd Dinas
- UK place.official_name
- Aberavon
- UK place.welsh_name
- Aberafan
- UK place.population
- 5,452
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Neath Port Talbot
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- West Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Aberafan Maesteg
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Aberavon
- UK place.post_town
- PORT TALBOT
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA12
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01639
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS752904
- UK place.councillor1
- Scott Bamsey
- UK place.party1
- Plaid Cymru
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Aberafan
- Population
- 5335
- Area
- 224.95
- Image
- Aberavon-geograph.org.uk-4058559.jpg
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- postal code
- SA12
- OS grid reference
- SS752904
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- Aberavon
- P8168
- Xammes
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Sport
- Baglan Industrial Park
- Government and politics
- Nearest places
- Nearest railway station
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Aberavon () is a town and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the town. Aberavon is also the name of the nearby Blue Flag beach and the parish covering the same area.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aberavon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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