Port Talbot facts for kids
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.jpg) The elevated section of the M4 above Port Talbot and the steelworks in the distance |
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 Port Talbot
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| Population | 37,276 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SS755895 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PORT TALBOT |
| Postcode district | SA12, SA13 |
| Dialling code | 01639 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Port Talbot is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is 7 miles (11 km) to the east of Swansea across the Swansea Bay, with a population, in 2011, was 37,276. It is best known for Port Talbot Steelworks, one of the biggest in the world. The steelworks has for many years been under threat of closure.
Images for kids
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Margam Coast Defence Radar Station
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Margam Castle, not far from Margam Abbey
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Holy Cross Church
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Swansea Bay looking towards Mumbles Lighthouse
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Port Talbot railway station.
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Water vapour rises in front of the blast furnaces at Port Talbot Steelworks
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High Street
See also
In Spanish: Port Talbot para niños
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