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 miles8.4 km
- Tonypandy 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Bridgend 14 miles22.5 km
- Llanelli 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Llanelli Rural 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Neath 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Coity Higher 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Briton Ferry 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Aberdare 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Aberdare East 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Aberdare West 16.5 miles26.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Briton Ferry Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Baglan Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Briton Ferry East Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Baglan Bay Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Neath East Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Coedffranc West Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Coedffranc Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Neath South Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Coedffranc Central Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Baglan Moors Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Neath Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Sandfields West Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Briton Ferry West
SA11 2LB, SA11 2PW, SA11 2JA, SA11 2UH, SA11 2LA, SA11 2PX, SA11 2LR, SA11 2UP, SA11 2UL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 26.4 miles42.5 km
- Bristol Airport 50.6 miles81.5 km
- Briton Ferry Road Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Baglan Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Briton Ferry West Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Towers Hotel and Spa 3 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Blanco's Hotel Port Talbot 3 3.1 miles5 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Castle Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.6 km
- The Grand Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Patricks Boathouse 8.3 miles13.4 km
Schools in Briton Ferry West
- YGG Tyle'r Ynn Primary
Local points of interest
- The Gnoll Stadium 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 5 miles8 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 14.3 miles23 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 18.2 miles29.3 km