Neath

For other uses, see Neath (disambiguation).

Neath
From the top, View over Neath, The Parade, Neath Abbey
Neath is located in Neath Port Talbot
Neath
Neath
Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population50,658 
OS grid referenceSS745975
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEATH
Postcode districtSA10-11
Dialling code01639
PoliceSouth Wales
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot
51°40′N 3°49′W / 51.66°N 3.81°W / 51.66; -3.81

Neath (/niːθ/; Welsh: Castell-nedd) is a market town and community situated in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011.[2] The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011.[3] Historically in Glamorgan, the town is located on the River Neath, seven miles (eleven kilometres) east-northeast of Swansea.[4]

  1. ^ "Neath Town Council".
  2. ^ "Neath Population 2011". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Neath Parish Population 2011". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ John Paxton, ed. (1999). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Places (Third ed.). London: Penguin. p. 628.