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Baglan is a village in Wales. The village is named after Saint Baglan (earliest reference is to 'Bagelan' and dates from 1199). Baglan is also the name of a community (or civil parish) which is coterminous with the village, in the administrative region of Neath Port Talbot County Borough (or principal area). Before 1974 it was in the "historic" county of Glamorgan. In 2011, the population of the Baglan community or parish was 6,819. Baglan is located on the side of a steep hill and is surrounded by two main hills, Mynydd-y-Gaer (to the north) and Mynydd Dinas (to the east). The moors and Baglan Bay are to the southwest. The village 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. Catharine's Church was designed by Welsh architect John Prichard, an exponent of the neo-Gothic style and dedicated in 1882. Baglan House was one of the seats of the Villiers family, earls of Jersey in the Channel Islands. To the south east of the village lie industrial areas called Baglan Moors and Baglan Bay. The parish was originally separated into two village, Higher (or Upper) Baglan and Lower Baglan. They have both been redirected here. In 1921 Lower Baglan was absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Aberavon. Baglan Higher continued as a civil parish in Neath Rural District until 1974. [edit] Research Tips
[edit] MapsThe first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons
These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area
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