This is a list of places in the Bridgend county borough, south Wales. Bridgend is a county borough in what was the traditional county of Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the East and South, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the North and West. ...

Electoral wards

This is a list of electoral wards in Bridgend county borough: A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical...

Aberkenfig is a village (population 2024 in the 2001 census [1]) to the northeast of Bridgend. ... Bettws could be two communities in Wales Bettws, Powys Bettws, Newport This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Brackla is a suburb of the South Wales town of Bridgend. ... Caerau is a Welsh place name. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Llangynwyd is a village 2 miles to the south of Maesteg. ... The newton (symbol: N) is the SI unit of force. ... Nottage is a small village in Glamorgan, South Wales, U.K. ... Oldcastle is the name of several places in Britain and Ireland: Oldcastle in County Meath, Republic of Ireland Oldcastle in Monmouthshire, Wales Oldcastle in Cheshire, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pyle is a village in Bridgend county borough, south Wales. ...

Notable Places

Principal towns and villages

This is a list of well-known towns and villages:

• Brackla
• Bridgend
• Kenfig
• Maesteg
• Pencoed
• Porthcawl
• Pyle

Brackla is a suburb of the South Wales town of Bridgend. ... Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend. ... Kenfig (Welsh: Cynffig) is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, lying on Swansea Bay north of Porthcawl. ... Maesteg is a British town located at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley in the north of the Welsh county borough of Bridgend in the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Pencoed (pronounced Pen-coyd or Pen-code) is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, with a population of around 10,000 people. ... Porthcawl is a town of around 16,000 on the south Wales coast in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Pyle is a village in Bridgend county borough, south Wales. ...

Archaeological Sites

• Coity Castle
• Newcastle
• Ogmore Castle

Ogmore Castle, situated near the village of Ogmore, south of the town of Bridgend in Glamorgan, South Wales, was initially constructed soon after 1100 by William de Londres as part of the Norman invasion of Wales. ...

Geographical

Beaches

• Coney Beach
• Kenfig Sands
• Rest Bay
• Sandy Bay, Porthcawl
• Trecco Bay

Rivers and waterways

• River Ewenny
• River Kenfig
• Ogmore
• Llynfi
• Garw River

The River Ogmore (Afon Ogwr in Welsh) is a river in South Wales popular with anglers. ... The River Llynfi (Afon Llynfi in Welsh) is one of three main tributaries of the River Ogmore. ... The River Garw (Afon Garw in Welsh) runs for about 12 miles from its source in the hills north of Blaengarw to the confluence with the River Ogmore and the River Llynfi at Aberkenfig. ...

Transport

Major Roads

• A48 road
• M4 motorway

The A48 is a major trunk road in Britain. ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in England and Wales linking London and west Wales via Bristol. ...

Railway Lines

• Maesteg Line
• South Wales Main Line
• Vale of Glamorgan Line

The Maesteg Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend and Maesteg. ... The South Wales Main Line is a branch of the Great Western Main Line. ... The Vale of Glamorgan Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose and Llantwit Major. ...

Railway stations

• Bridgend railway station
• Pencoed railway station
• Pontyclun railway station
• Pyle railway station