River Afan
The River Afan is a river in Wales whose valley formed the territory of the medieval Lords of Afan. The Afan Valley encompasses the upper reaches of the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Wales
- Also known as: “Afan River” and “Afon Afan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Victoria Road and Aberavon Beach.
Victoria Road
Stadium
Photo: David Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria Roadis a field sports stadium located on Victoria Road in Port Talbot, Wales.
Aberavon Beach
Beach
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberavon Beach, also known as Aberavon Sands, is a three-mile stretch of sandy beach on the north-eastern edge of Swansea Bay in Port Talbot, Wales. With its high breaker waves, it is popular with surfers.
Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neath Port Talbot Hospital is a general hospital located in Port Talbot, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberavon and Port Talbot.
Aberavon
Suburb
Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberavon is a town and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship.
Port Talbot
Photo: Kevin Corcoran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Talbot is an industrial town in South Wales. It is located in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, part of the traditional county of Glamorgan and has a population of around 32,000.
Taibach
Suburb
Taibach, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of Port Talbot, Wales. It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and Margam. Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries. Taibach is situated 1½ miles east of River Afan.
River Afan
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Afan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“River Afan” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Afan (stêr)”
- Breton: “Afan”
- Cebuano: “Afan Valley”
- Cebuano: “Afon Afan”
- German: “River Afan”
- Irish: “Afon Afan”
- Livvi: “Afon Afan”
- Slovenian: “Afan”
- Swedish: “Afon Afan”
- Welsh: “Afon Afan”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aberavon and Sandfields.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Afan Lido and Port Talbot General Hospital.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Afan”. Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.