name 'Plas Baglan'. This is sited above the Baglan Brook and is heavily overgrown (and not readily accessible). Although more usually thought of as a manor house than a castle, it is a "strongly fortified site, a castle rather than a moated site ... a masonry castle that existed by the 13th century". It did, however, become a manor house and had literary associations in the 15th and 16th centuries. Several house platforms from the medieval period also exist on the hills behind the village. Sport Baglan is home to four sporting associations; Baglan Rugby Football Club, Baglan Football Club, Baglan Cricket Club. Also home to Tyn-Y-Twr Bowling Club, Captain Phillip Reese David. People Michael Williams, who was created Baron Williams of Baglan, of Neath Port Talbot in Glamorgan on 23 July 2010. Rob Brydon, the comedian was born in Baglan. Michael Sheen, the actor grew up in Baglan. Community Groups Baglan was home to the Harmonelles Jazz Band (formerly known as the Baglan Blue Peters) winners of the 2007 world jazz band championships (division 2). They disbanded in 2012. Nearest Places Baglan Bay Briton Ferry Aberavon Sandfields See also Baglan Bay power station Saint Baglan List of Scheduled Monuments in Neath Port Talbot Notes External links Communities in Neath Port Talbot Villages in Neath Port Talbot