NEATH PORT TALBOT

'Neath Port Talbot
county borough'

Neath Port Talbot Logo
Neath Port Talbot Coat Of Arms
'Area' - Total - % Water	Ranked 11th 442 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Port Talbot
	GB-NTL
ONS code	00NZ
Demographics
'Population': - Total () - Density	Ranked Ranked / km²
Ethnicity	97.9% White 1.0% South Asian
'Welsh language' - Any skills	Ranked 9th 28.8%
Politics
Arms of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council http://www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk/
Control
MPs	★ Hywel Francis ★ Peter Hain

'Neath Port Talbot' () is a county borough in Glamorgan, south Wales. It was created from the former districts of Neath, Port Talbot and part of Lliw Valley on 1 April 1996 as 'Neath and Port Talbot', it changed its name on the following day, 2 April 1996.
The borough borders the other principal areas of Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taff to the east, Powys and Carmarthenshire to the north and Swansea to the west. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe.

Contents

Government

Places of interest

See also

External links

Government

Since local government re-organisation in 1996, Neath Port Talbot is governed by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

Places of interest

★ Afan Forest Park, formerly known as Afan Argoed was once a quiet country park for walking and recreation. In recent times, it has become a mecca for mountain biking with the development of a number of demanding off mountain biking trails.

★ Margam Country Park is a frequent destination for the World Rally Championships and is very popular with tourists all year round.

★ Aberdulais, Neath has beautiful waterfalls and has been portrayed in Turner's The Watermill painting

★ Aberavon Beach is a large beach resort, popular with surfers

★ The Gnoll Country Park, Neath is a large country park with lakes, cascading water falls and the ruins of the historic Gnoll mansion, former home to the Mackworths family.

See also

★ List of places in Neath Port Talbot for a list of settlements

External links

★ Freecycle Neath Port Talbot

★ Neath Port Talbot Council Site

★ Business Connect Neath Port Talbot site

★ Neath Port Talbot Council Adult Learning Portal