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.
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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- Nearest places
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- Notable people
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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==