Baglan, Neath Port Talbot
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Baglan is a village in South Wales, United Kingdom. The village is named after Saint Baglan. Baglan is also the name of a community which is coterminous with the village and an electoral ward, in the administrative region of Neath Port Talbot county borough. In 2001, the population of the Baglan electoral ward was 6,654.[1]
The earliest record of a settlement here dates back almost 2000 years to Roman times.[citation needed] Later, Welsh monks chose Margam and Baglan as sites for their churches; the carved stone crosses and memorials they left as evidence of their presence can be seen in the Stones Museum at Margam.
Baglan is located on the side of a steep hill and contains a number of historical buildings such as Baglan House, St. Catharine's Church, and St. Baglan's Church. The first St. Baglan's Church is now a shell after a fire in 1954. St. Catherine's Church was designed by Welsh architect John Prichard, an exponent of the neo-Gothic style. Baglan House was one of the seats of the Villiers family, earls of Jersey.[2]
To the south of the village lie industrial areas called Baglan Moors and Baglan Bay.
The village has a railway station, Baglan railway station on the South Wales Main Line with trains to Cardiff Central railway station & Swansea railway station, served by Arriva Trains Wales, with through services (ie non stop) served by First Great Western.
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Baglan is home to two sporting associations; Baglan Rugby Football Club and Baglan Football (soccer) Club.
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- ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008
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