Stadiums · South Wales
Talbot Athletic Ground
Talbot Athletic Ground is a stadium in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Port Talbot Parkway · 0.4 km
About
Talbot Athletic Ground is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.5939°, -3.7759°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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The Talbot Athletic Ground is a sports stadium located in central Port Talbot, Wales, with a maximum capacity of 8,000. The ground is home to Welsh rugby union team Aberavon RFC, and the Wales women's national team.
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Background
History
Originally called the Central Athletic Ground in the 1900s, the venue then owned by the Margam Estate played host to various sports including football, tennis, hockey, running, quoits and on one occasion a horse race. Aberavon RFC was granted exclusive use of the ground in 1913 - although it was sectioned off into allotments to help the war effort the following year. Officially re-opened in December 1921, the renamed Talbot Athletic Ground became a barrage balloon site during the Second World War. In March 1946, the ground attracted its record crowd, 19,000, for a match between Aberavon and a New Zealand Army team, "The Kiwis". The club became absolute owners of the ground in 1952, in a…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5939, -3.7759
- District
- Neath Port Talbot
- Parish
- Port Talbot
- Postcode
- SA13 1AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
- Nearest railway station
- Port Talbot Parkway — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7679008 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Talbot Athletic Ground (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Talbot Athletic Ground geograph-4129798-by-Clint-Mann.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Talbot Athletic Ground?
- Talbot Athletic Ground is in South Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5939°, -3.7759°. The nearest railway station is Port Talbot Parkway, around 0.4 km away.