Briton Ferry
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Briton Ferry (Welsh: Llansawel) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The Welsh name may indicate that the church, llan, is protected from the wind, awel. Alternatively, Sawel may be a derivative of Saul, St Paul's earlier name.[3] He once landed at Briton Ferry.[citation needed] An alternative Welsh name unused today is Rhyd y Brython,[4] a direct translation of Briton Ferry. The Normans referred to the River crossing as La Brittonne[5] and Leland in 1540 as Britanne Fery.[5]
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Briton Ferry
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Location within Neath Port Talbot | |
Population | 5,911 (2909 East ward and 3002 West ward) (2 Wards 2011)[1][2] |
OS grid reference | SS735945 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEATH |
Postcode district | SA11 |
Dialling code | 01639 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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