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Baglan

Neath Port Talbot

Baglan is a large village in Wales, adjoining Port Talbot, with a population of 6,819 in 2011. Baglan is on the side of a steep hill and surrounded by two hills with the moors and Baglan Bay to the southwest. The village contains a number of historical buildings such as Baglan House, St. Catharine's Church, and St. Baglan's Church. There is also an Iron Age hillfort called Craig Ty-Isaf on the surrounding hill Mynydd-y-Gaer.

The footfall at Baglan station in 2018-2019 was 22,894.
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A place that changed the world: a visit to Neath Abbey Ironworks

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Introducing the recipients of the £20,000 Community Changemakers Fund 2023

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Meet ‘Hope’, the girls’ rights group empowering young women in Neath Port Talbot

Meet ‘Hope’, the girls’ rights group empowering young women in Neath Port Talbot

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We’ve made the finals in the Community Rail Awards 2022!

We’ve made the finals in the Community Rail Awards 2022!

We’ve been shortlisted for two brilliant awards – and this is why it means so much to us.
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