
Briton Ferry (Welsh: Llansawel) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The Welsh name may indicate that the church, llan, is protected from the wind, awel. Alternatively, Sawel may be a derivative of Saul, St Paul's earlier name, who, supposedly, once landed at Briton Ferry. An alternative Welsh name unused today is Rhyd y Brython, a direct translation of Briton Ferry. The Normans referred to the River crossing as La Brittonne and
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Leland in 1540 as Britanne Fery.
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Towns around Briton Ferry
- Neath3.7 km N
- Clydach8.1 km NW
- Swansea8.7 km W
- Maesteg11 km E
- Gorseinon16 km W
- Porthcawl19 km SE
- Ammanford21 km NW
- Bridgend22 km SE
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