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Aberafan Beach Photos

Neath Port Talbot, Wales

Coastguard on Aberavon Sands

Uploaded to Geograph by Gareth James on 8 May 2016

Creative Commons License Photo © Gareth James, 8 May 2016. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: Aberavon, Port Talbot

Location type: Urban

OS Grid: SS740898

Coordinates: 51°35'35"N 3°49'10"W

Mapcode: GBR H2.BV9D

What 3 Words: sake.issue.slip

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: Wales

Local Authority: Neath Port Talbot

Parish: Sandfields West

Nearest postcode: SA12 7QA

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Coastguard on Aberavon Sands' - a photo of Aberafan Beach

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