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)

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Example Sentences

At British Rototherm, a manufacturer of industrial sensors on the Kenfig Industrial Estate near Port Talbot, AI and automation are already reshaping how work is done.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

He has been campaigning against a number of proposals in his patch, arguing that Neath Port Talbot already produces more renewable power than any other local authority area in Wales.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Thousands of jobs were lost at the UK's largest steelworks – which for a century have dominated life in Port Talbot – in 2024 when Tata Steel restructured its business operations.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Michelle Rees, 45, from Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, said the carer's allowance she received left her unable to afford to eat breakfast.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Port Talbot became the centre of an ever-widening region of cultivated land, until before his death twenty-eight townships had been settled as the result of his efforts.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various