Briton Ferry West (Gorllewin Llansawel)
Ward in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.634, -3.825 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 73 94 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Briton Ferry West sits on the north bank of the River Neath close to Swansea Bay and is one of the wards within Neath Port Talbot. It covers part of the town’s centre alongside residential streets and pockets of waterfront industry, with good road access via the nearby M4 corridor that links the area to Swansea and Cardiff.
The ward’s character has been shaped by 19th- and 20th-century industrial growth - docks, steel and related trades - which left a strong working-class identity and visible industrial heritage. In recent decades there has been a mix of regeneration, local community activity and smaller-scale commercial development, while social and economic change remain part of everyday life for long-standing local communities.
Postcode districts covering Briton Ferry West
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 5.2 miles
- Tonypandy 15.9 miles
- Bridgend 14 miles
- Llanelli 13.7 miles
- Llanelli Rural 15.2 miles
- Neath 2.1 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.6 miles
- Coity Higher 13.8 miles
- Briton Ferry 0.6 miles
- Aberdare 16.5 miles
- Aberdare East 17.5 miles
- Aberdare West 16.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Briton Ferry Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Baglan Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Briton Ferry East Ward 1.1 miles
- Baglan Bay Parish 1.2 miles
- Neath East Ward 1.5 miles
- Coedffranc West Ward 1.6 miles
- Coedffranc Parish 1.6 miles
- Neath South Ward 1.8 miles
- Coedffranc Central Ward 1.8 miles
- Baglan Moors Parish 2 miles
- Neath Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Sandfields West Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Briton Ferry West
SA11 2PS, SA11 2PN, SA11 2RB, SA11 2UL, SA11 2RE, SA11 2PT, SA11 2JP, SA11 2GA, SA11 2LB … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 26.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 50.6 miles
- Briton Ferry Road Station 0.4 miles
- Baglan Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Briton Ferry West Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea East 3 1.4 miles
- Towers Hotel & Spa 3 1.6 miles
- The BlueBell Hotel 2.2 miles
- Premier Inn Port Talbot 3 1.5 miles
- The Castle Hotel Neath 3 2.2 miles
- Blanco's Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- St Ives 2.3 miles
- The Grand Hotel 3 5 miles
- Cwtsh Hostel 4 5.1 miles
- Ibis Swansea Hotel 3 4.1 miles
Schools in Briton Ferry West
- YGG Tyle'r Ynn Primary
Local points of interest
- The Gnoll Stadium 2.4 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 3.1 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 3.2 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 5 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 6.8 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 11.7 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 13.4 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 14.2 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 14.3 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 18.2 miles