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Port Talbot

British  
/ ˈtɔːlbət, ˈtæl- /

noun

  1. a port in SE Wales, in Neath Port Talbot county borough on Swansea Bay: established as a coal port in the mid-19th century; large steelworks; ore terminal. Pop: 35 633 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It took 13 years from the Port Talbot bypass being commissioned in 1953 to opening in 1966 when it cut journey times between Bridgend and Swansea by about 20 minutes.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Homes were demolished, chapels flattened and communities displaced in Port Talbot when Wales' first stretch of motorway was built at a cost of more than £5m.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The company said it had repeatedly sought support from Neath Port Talbot council and local politicians to help fund and preserve the reservoir, but had received no response.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The reservoir is a flooded 19th Century colliery that was repurposed to supply water to Port Talbot Docks, and is now famous for its striking turquoise colour.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Colonel Airey, meanwhile, had rented the Port Talbot property to an English gentleman named Saunders, and had returned to his post at the Horse Guards in England.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by John Charles Dent

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