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Coordinates: 51°35′58″N 3°48′07″W / 51.59943°N 3.80194°W / 51.59943; -3.80194
Aberavon (Welsh: Aberafan) is a settlement 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. Today it is essentially a district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the town. Aberavon is also the name of the nearby Blue Flag beach and the parish covering the same area.
Little is known about Aberavon before Norman times. Bronze Age remains have been found in the hills behind the town. Roman artifacts have been found near the sea, including when the docks were being built in the 19th century.
About 1090 the invading Normans deposed Iestyn ap Gwrgant, the ruler of Glamorgan. His son, Caradog ab Iestyn, was the only Welsh lord to retain lands in Glamorgan - the area between the Afan and Neath rivers - and he became the first of the Lords of Afan. Caradoc built a castle in Aberafan near the present site of St Mary's Church. This wooden castle was burnt down in 1153 and Caradoc's son, Morgan ap Caradoc, rebuilt the castle in stone. In 1147 Cistercian monks founded the nearby Margam Abbey. In 1241 the Lordship passed to Morgan Fychan. His son Leisan D'Avene was the first known by a Norman-style surname. In 1304 Leisian D'Avene adopted the town's first charter. By 1373 the town passed into the hands of Edward le Despencer, Lord of Glamorgan, and the Lords of Afan had ceased to be.
Aerial shot of Aberavon Beach in Port Talbot using DJI Phantom 3 Professional UAV.
Match highlights of all Aberavon RFC games throughout the 2015/16 season
Highlights from Aberavon's 20 - 15 Principality Premiership win over Neath at the Gnoll on Easter Monday. Edited by Buffoon.
F450 flight around Aberavon Beach in South Wales. Was hoping to break the 2 mile distance on such a long wide beach, but I started losing video at 1.6 miles.
A time lapse on a sunny beach in 2015, South Wales.
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Aberavon RFC partners Tata Steel provide all 18 primary schools in Port Talbot with a TAG rugby programme. TAG festivals were held to celebrate the end of the programme
Nick Woolliscroft, DYNION, Dance, Poetry, Man's Too Strong, Darren Miles, Welsh ABA Champion, Aberavon Beach, Wales, BBC, Townhill, Swansea
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