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Brackla is a community (or civil parish) and a large housing estate in the east of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Along with the communities of Bridgend and Coychurch Lower, it makes up the town of Bridgend. At the 2001 UK census the community of Brackla had a population of 10,113, increasing to 11,749 at the 2011 UK census, making up nearly a quarter of the town of Bridgend's population. Until 1936, the Brackla area was farmland. In 1936, in view of the increasing likelihood of war with Germany, the British Government decided to build a Royal Ordnance Factory at Bridgend on the site of what is now Bridgend Industrial Estate. Production stopped at the end of 1945, and closed completely by the end of 1946. The land was sold to property developers, with that north of the railway developed for housing. [edit] Research Tips
[edit] MapsThe first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons
These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area
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