aber-tawe

Updated: July 2, 2026

Forests of masts appear where the smoke permits them to be visible, and then to the right hand another gap and overhanging smoke-cloud marks the valley of the Neath. The ancient Britons called the place Aber-tawe, from the river, and there are various derivations of the present name.

Joel Cook - England, Picturesque and Descriptive: A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel