Port Talbot is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately eight miles from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the south east of the town. It is one of the biggest steelworks in the world, but has been under threat of closure since the 1980s. The population was 31,550 in 2021, comprising about a fifth of the 141,931 population of Neath Port Talbot.
Image: Port Talbot panorama from hillside Swansea Bay panoramio (1) (cropped)
Image: High Street, Port Talbot geograph.org.uk 1041928
Image: Port Talbot Steelworks geograph.org.uk 41552
Margam Coast Defence Radar Station
Swansea is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea.
Image: P.3. Swansea City Centre 2012
Image: Mumbles Pier
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Image: Swansea Castle geograph.org.uk 2824368