Baglan Bay
Parish in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.617, -3.819 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 74 92 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Baglan Bay is a coastal parish in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, sitting on the eastern edge of Swansea Bay near Port Talbot. The shoreline mixes saltmarsh and mudflats with areas of reclaimed industrial land, making it notable both for its intertidal birdlife and for the striking contrast between natural habitats and heavy-industry remnants.
Historically shaped by petrochemical and steel-related activity, the area has undergone steady regeneration in recent decades, with business and energy parks replacing or repurposing former industrial sites. The local community retains strong ties to its industrial past while benefitting from improved transport links such as Baglan railway station and a growing mix of employment, community projects and outdoor spaces.
Postcode districts covering Baglan Bay
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Tonypandy 15.6 miles25 km
- Bridgend 13.1 miles21 km
- Llanelli 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Llanelli Rural 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Neath 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Coity Higher 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Briton Ferry 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Aberdare 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Aberdare East 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Aberdare West 16.7 miles27 km
Neighbouring places
- Briton Ferry Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Baglan Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Baglan Moors Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Sandfields West Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Briton Ferry West Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Briton Ferry East Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sandfields East Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Aberavon Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Port Talbot Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Coedffranc West Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Coedffranc Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Neath East Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Baglan Bay
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 25.5 miles41 km
- Bristol Airport 50 miles80.5 km
- Baglan Railway Station 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Briton Ferry Road Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Baglan Bay Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Blanco's Hotel Port Talbot 3 2 miles3.3 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 5.1 miles8.1 km
- The Towers Hotel and Spa 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- The Grand Hotel 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 4 miles6.5 km
- Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Patricks Boathouse 8 miles12.9 km
Local points of interest
- Victoria Road Stadium 2 miles3.2 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 2 miles3.3 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 6.8 miles11 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 10.5 miles17 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 14.9 miles24 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 15 miles24.1 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 18.2 miles29.3 km