Port Talbot

Port Talbot

Port Talbot , town (1981 pop. 40,078), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, at the mouth of the Avon (Afan) River on Swansea Bay. Port Talbot is a popular seaside resort. Nearby are the steelworks at Margam and the oil refinery at Baglan.

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Port Talbot

Port Talbot Neat. The town dates from 1836, when docks were built on Swansea Bay on land owned by the Talbot family of nearby Margam Abbey.

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Port Talbot

Port Talbot, Canada, UK UK (Wales): founded in 1836 and named after the Talbot family who owned the land.

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