Port Talbot
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For other uses, see Port Talbot (disambiguation).
Port Talbot (/ˌpɔːrt ˈtɔːlbət/, UK also /pɔːr-, pə-, -ˈtælbət, -ˈtɒlbət/)[2] 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 (thirteen kilometres) from Swansea.[3] 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.[4] The population was 31,550 in 2021,[1] comprising about a fifth of the 141,931 population[5] of Neath Port Talbot.
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Port Talbot | |
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From the top, View of Port Talbot from above, with the elevated M4 to the bottom-left, The High street, Steelworks | |
Location within Neath Port Talbot | |
Population | 31,550 (2021)[1] |
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 |
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