What is Port Talbot?
{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |official_name= Port Talbot | population = 37,276 | population_ref = (2011 census) |unitary_wales= [[Neath Port Talbot]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[West Glamorgan]] |region= West Glamorgan |constituency_westminster= [[Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberavon]] |post_town= PORT TALBOT |postcode_district = SA12, SA13 |postcode_area= SA |dial_code= 01639 |os_grid_reference= |london_distance= |static_image= High_Street,_Port_Talbot_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1041928.jpg |static_image_caption= Port Talbot High Street }} '''Port Talbot''' is a town and community in the principal area of [[Neath Port Talbot]], [[Wales]]. It is located 7 miles (11 km) to the east of [[Swansea]] across the [[Swansea Bay]]. In 2011, the town had a population of 37,276. The town is best known for [[Port Talbot Steelworks]], one of the biggest [[steel|steelworks]] in the world. However, for many years, the steelworks has been under threat of closure. Arguably Port Talbot's most famous son is actor, director and film producer [[Anthony Hopkins|Sir Anthony Hopkins]], who was born in the [[Margam]] suburb of the town. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Port-Talbot-Steelworks-part.jpg|Port Talbot Steelworks File:Port_Talbot_&_the_M4_Corridor_-_geograph-3685831-by-Kevin-Corcoran_(1).jpg|The elevated section of the [[M4 motorway|M4]] above Port Talbot and the steelworks in the distance File:Margamabbey-wyrdlight-7458.jpg|Margam Abbey </gallery> [[Category:Towns in Wales]]