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The Afan was diverted and a dock was opened in 1839 named for the Talbot family, local landowners who were related to the pioneer photographer, William Henry Fox Talbot.
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The first recorded name of Aberavon was the French Norman ' Avene ' which is likely to be an interpretation of the Welsh ' a-bhan ' meaning ' from the heights ' meaning the hills of the Afan Valley, from whence flowed the River Afan.
For much of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, the River Afan was severely polluted by the coal and iron industry.
With a length of just under 5 miles, this was a small tributary of the Afan shortly before it entered the sea.
" Sheen was educated at Blaenbaglan Primary School, Glan Afan Comprehensive School and, finally, Neath Port Talbot College where he sat A-levels in English, Drama and Sociology.
The first comprehensive online Afan Oromo dictionary was developed by the Jimma Times Oromiffa Group ( JTOG ) in cooperation with SelamSoft.
David John Thomas ( 15 April 1881 – 13 May 1928 ), often known by his bardic name of " Afan ", was a Welsh composer, conductor, and organist.
The Maesteg branch was closed in 1970, and the link with the Afan Valley was lost due to the closure of the Cymmer Tunnel.
Afan Sheriff represented Central West and was declared MVP of the western conference tournament.
Calle José Arpa, where the depot was located, was destroyed, as well as the streets Huesca, Galicia, Lisbon, Afan de Ribera and part of Héroes de Toledo.
Van Laer was to dedicate a series of engravings to Don Ferdinando Afan de Ribera, the Spanish Viceroy in Naples ( Haskell 135-6 ).
It was founded in 1876 as Afan Football Club, and changed names several times before settling on Aberavon Rugby Football Club.
Afan and named
Strangely, there seems to be some confusion between the Gwynfi and the Afan itself ; one of the two streams that form the river is named the Nant Gwynfi, while the other appears not to have a name, but is labelled on the Ordnance Survey map of the area as " River Afan " ( as is the entire length of the Gwynfi ).
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With a 3 – 2 win over Afan Lido at Stebonheath Park Llanelli ( 06. 05. 07 ) Carmarthen Town lifted the Welsh Cup for the first time in their history and with it secured their third consecutive foray into European competition.
Glyncorrwg and the Afan Valley about north of Bridgend near Maesteg is famed for its mountain bike trails, considered amongst the best in Europe.
Cyril had also played football for local team Afan Lido.
* Official Afan Forest Park Website for information on events
He scored his second goal for the club in the 1-1 draw with Afan Lido.
Reconnection with Cymmer ( Afan Valley ) is impossible-the tunnel " mouth " is still visible at the Caerau end, yet sealed off at the Cymmer end, with the " mouth " entrance now a turning circle for the local bus service.
Abercregan is within the boundaries of the Afan Forest Park which is a joint venture between Forest Enterprise, the Local Authority and local businesses which promote and provide provisions for green tourism in the area.
Afan and Talbot
Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberavon, which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan.
Afan Lido's main and bitter rivals are Port Talbot Town, who are based less than half a mile away from Afan Lido's ground.
The two clubs ' main rivalries are based on the fact that Aberavon is generally overshadowed by its neighbour, Port Talbot, the rivalry has resurfaced since Afan Lido gained promotion back to the top flight of Welsh football.
In such cases the Environment Agency working with partners such as the Coal Authority have provided some innovative solutions, including constructed wetland solutions such as on the River Pelenna in the valley of the River Afan near Port Talbot and the constructed wetland next to the River Neath at Ynysarwed.
An example of an effective constructed wetland is on the Afon Pelena in the River Afan valley above Port Talbot where highly ferruginous discharges from the Whitworth mine have been successfully treated.
Pontrhydyfen ( or Pont-rhyd-y-fen ) is a small village in the Afan Valley, in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales.
It is situated in the Afan Valley at, at the confluence of the River Afan and the smaller Afon Pelenna, 1. 8 miles ( 2. 9 km ) north of the larger village of Cwmafan and not far from the towns of Port Talbot and Neath.
It is situated around north-east of Port Talbot and just west of Cymmer, and is also close to the River Afan.
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In 2007 Afan Lido were accepted into the pan Welsh disability league and play in the second tier.
Neath Athletic were promoted as champions in 2007 while Afan Lido made their return in 2011, despite finishing as runners-up to Bryntirion Athletic.
He retained the land between the River Neath and the River Afan, and he and his descendants were known as the " lords of Afan.
Afan and .
The constituency is in south Wales, situated on the right bank of the River Afan, near its mouth in Swansea Bay.
The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan became industrialised following the establishment of a copperworks in 1770.
The River Afan ( generally anglicized as Avon, and sometimes historically as Avan ) is a river in southwest Wales whose river valley formed the territory of the medieval Lords of Afan.
The political constituency still retains the name Aberavon ( on the Afan ) however.
The river Afan begins its journey at the village of Cymmer ( meaning confluence ) where the rivers Corrwg and Gwynfi join.
The River passes the Afan Argoed Country Park in its middle reaches.
The river Corrwg is one of the two rivers to form the Afan.
A major tributary, the River Pelenna, which meets the Afan at Pontrhydyfen, suffered more severely from pollution than the main river because of the sulphur-rich coal produced by the mines in that area.
This turned much of the river orange down to the confluence of the Pelena with the main river Afan.
In March 2008, the county's new radio station, Afan FM, announced plans to turn on a new transmitter dedicated to the Neath area in the summer.
Afan Lido F. C.
in 2004 Afan Lido played in their first competitive tournament in Northampton and won at both age levels.
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