Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Margam within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Margam, par., Glamorgan, partly within the parliamentary limits of Aberavon and partly within the parliamentary limits of Kenfig (Aberavon part, pop. 3872; Kenfig part, pop. 121), 18,347 ac. and 1371 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 5708; has copper and tin works. Margam Park, seat, 3 miles SE. of Aberavon, has a large conservatory with a very fine collection of orange and lemon trees; the park is 5 miles in circumference, richly wooded, and stocked with deer. The church of Margam Abbey (1147) forms part of the parish church. Mynydd Margam, on N. side of park, 1129 ft. high, is covered from base to summit with fine oakwood.