Editing Port Talbot (section)

==Physical geography==
[[File:Margam Castle.jpg|thumb|[[Margam Castle]], not far from [[Margam Abbey]]]]
[[File:Holy Cross Church, Port Talbot.jpg|thumb|Holy Cross Church]]
Port Talbot occupies an area of low lying coastal plain between Swansea Bay to the west (within the Bristol Channel) and the hills and valleys of Margam Moors (which are part of the wider South Wales valleys) to the south. The town is built along the eastern rim of Swansea Bay in a narrow strip of coastal plain surrounding the River Afan estuary. Swansea is visible on the opposite side of the bay. The local beach is known as [[Aberavon Beach|Aberafan Sands]] and is situated along the edge of the bay between the River Afan and the [[River Neath]]. The other beach in Port Talbot is Margam Sands, popularly known as ''Morfa Beach''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-14667025|title=Residents fight for beach access|date=2011-08-26|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-08-31|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-25300297|title=Campaigners win beach footpath row|date=2013-12-10|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-08-31|language=en-GB}}</ref> The north-western edge of the town is marked by the River Neath. A landmark in the town is the [[Port Talbot Steelworks]].