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Encyclopedia > Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SS735945
Administration
Principal area: Neath Port Talbot
Nation: Wales
Other
Traditional county: Glamorganshire
Ceremonial county: West Glamorgan
Post office and telephone
Post town: NEATH
Postcode: SA11
Dialling code: +44-01639
Politics
UK Parliament: Aberavon
European Parliament: Wales

Briton Ferry (Welsh: Llansawel) is a town in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Home Nations is a term to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — collectively, but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... Glamorgan or Morgannwg is a maritime traditional county of Wales, UK, and was previously a medieval kingdom or principality. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... West Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Aberavon is a parliamentary constituency of south Wales, on the right bank of the River Afan, near its mouth in Swansea Bay, the original village of Aberavon or Aberafan nowadays being a district of Port Talbot. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... Glamorgan or Morgannwg is a maritime traditional county of Wales, UK, and was previously a medieval kingdom or principality. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ...


It lies on the River Neath and Swansea Bay. It is known as a seaport. Attractions near the town include Briton Ferry Woods. The M4 motorway skirts the town. River Neath (Afon Nedd in Welsh) is a river in south Wales running south west from its source to its confluence with Swansea Bay below Briton Ferry. ... Swansea Bay (Welsh: Bae Abertawe) is an inlet of the Bristol Channel lying south of Swansea, Wales. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in the UK, which links London and Wales via Bristol. ...


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Louis Gustave Mouchel (1581 words)
He came to Briton Ferry in 1876 at the age of 24 and lived in the town for nearly thirty years until the expansion of his consultancy work necessitated his moving to London.
Before 1876 Briton Ferry was a small but rapidly growing industrial town, which, being ideally situated at the mouth of the River Neath, served as a focal point for the export of coal which was transported by canal and railway from the many coal mines in the area.
Briton Ferry dock, opened in 1861 and the extent and growth of coal trade in the area meant that by 1870 it annually served over 2,300 ships.
WELSH LEAGUE - THE DEFINITIVE UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE WELSH LEAGUE - SOUTH WALES FEEDER LEAGUE TO THE LEAGUE OF WALES ... (993 words)
Formed in 1925 and members of the Welsh League since the early 1930s, Briton Ferry Athletic Football Club was one of the founder members of the Welsh League National Division in 1983.
For a long time during the 1991/92 season, Briton Ferry led the pack and it was not until the early Spring that they were overtaken in the Welsh League title race by the eventual champions, Abergavenny Thursdays.
Despite the disappointment of finishing second, Ferry were the League’s leading goalscorers and it was anticipated that the Old Road side would be a force in the new League of Wales.
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