The A4230 is a suburban main road in south Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

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The A4230 is a single carriageway road for its whole length. It begins at the Peniel Green roundabout (junction with the M4 motorway

M4 motorway

The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...

 and the A48

A48 road

The A48 is a major trunk road in Great Britain. It runs from the A40 at Highnam west of Gloucester to the A40 at Carmarthen. Before the construction of the M4 motorway and the first Severn Bridge in the mid 1960s it was the principal route into South Wales. For most of its journey through Wales,...

) in the far east of Llansamlet

Llansamlet

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. It travels east through the Lonlas area of Skewen before passing through central Skewen

Skewen

Skewen is a village within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, in Wales.The village is served by Skewen railway station.-History:Skewen was once an industrial village. There were a number of collieries around the village . The Crown and Mines Royal Copper Works and the Cheadle and Neath...

, after which it traverses the Neath Abbey area before connecting with the A474

A474 road

The A474 is a suburban main route in south Wales.Settlements served by the A474 include:*Briton Ferry*Neath*Neath Abbey*Cadoxton*Rhyddings*Fforest Goch*Rhos*Gellinudd*Pontardawe*Gelligron*Rhydyfro*Cwmgors*Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen*Glanamman*Ammanford...

 at the Cwrt Herbert roundabout in Dyffryn Clydach

Dyffryn Clydach

Dyffryn Clydach is a community of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is coterminous with the Dyffryn electoral ward.- Description :Located in an area of South Wales between Neath and Swansea, Dyffryn Clydach has its own community council, made up of thirteen councillors...

. It then follows the same road as the A474 along Neath Abbey Road then though Cadoxton until it connects with the A465

A465 road

The A465 is a major road in south Wales. It is more commonly known as the Heads of the Valleys Road because it joins together the north ends of the South Wales Valleys...

 just south of Aberdulais

Aberdulais

Aberdulais or mouth & Dulais) is a village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, lying on the River Neath.- History, amenities & attractions:...

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