Works Reservoir
Works Reservoir is a reservoir in Margam Moors, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Works Reservoir is situated nearby to the suburb Margam, as well as near Taibach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Margan and Eglwys Nunydd.
Margan
Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.
Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales.
Eglwys Nunydd
Reservoir
The Eglwys Nunydd is a 260-acre supply reservoir in Margam, Wales. It was originally constructed in 1963 to provide cooling water for the cold rolling mills at the nearby Port Talbot steelworks.
Port Talbot Parkway railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Talbot Parkway railway station is a railway station in Port Talbot, Wales. The station is located at street level near Station Road in Port Talbot town centre. It is 202 miles 59 chains from London Paddington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Talbot and Margam.
Port Talbot
Photo: Kevin Corcoran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Talbot is an industrial town in South Wales in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, part of the traditional county of Glamorgan, and has a population of around 32,000.
Margam
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into Taibach community.
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.
Works Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Margam Moors, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5634° or 51° 33′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.7734° or 3° 46′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C3RH67G+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 225748427OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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