Place:Bridgend (principal area), Wales

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NameBridgend (principal area)
TypePrincipal area
Coordinates51.5°N 3.583°W
Located inWales     (1996 - )
See alsoGlamorgan, Waleshistoric county covering the area prior to 1974
Mid Glamorgan, Walesdistrict covering the area 1974-1996
Contained Places
Unknown
Brackla
Bryncethin
Ogmore Vale
Pontycymer
Civil parish
Bettws near Bridgend ( 1996 - )
Bridgend ( 1996 - )
Coety ( 1996 - )
Coychurch ( 1996 - )
Kenfig ( 1996 - )
Laleston ( 1996 - )
Llandyfodwg ( 1996 - )
Llangeinor ( 1996 - )
Llangynwyd ( 1996 - )
Maesteg ( 1996 - )
Merthyr Mawr ( 1996 - )
Newcastle ( 1996 - )
Pen llin ( 1996 - )
Pencoed ( 1996 - )
Pyle ( 1996 - )
St. Andrew's Minor ( 1996 - )
St. Bride's Minor ( 1996 - )
Tythegston ( 1996 - )
Inhabited place
Brackla ( 1996 - )
Ewenny
Ogmore Vale ( 1996 - )
Pencoed ( 1996 - )
Pontycymer ( 1996 - )
Porthcawl ( 1996 - )
Locality
Sger ( 1996 - )
Parish (ancient)
Bettws near Bridgend ( 1996 - )
Coety ( 1996 - )
Coychurch ( 1996 - )
Kenfig ( 1996 - )
Laleston ( 1996 - )
Llandyfodwg ( 1996 - )
Llangeinor ( 1996 - )
Llangynwyd ( 1996 - )
Merthyr Mawr ( 1996 - )
Newcastle ( 1996 - )
Pen llin ( 1996 - )
Pyle ( 1996 - )
St. Andrew's Minor ( 1996 - )
St. Bride's Minor ( 1996 - )
Tythegston ( 1996 - )
Settlement
Porthcawl ( 1996 - )
Suburb
Brackla ( 1996 - )
Township
Pencoed ( 1996 - )
Tythegston ( 1996 - )
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This is an article about the modern "principal area" and unitary authority of Bridgend which was formed in 1996. It covers a wider area than the town of Bridgend which is included in the area of the unitary authority.


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Bridgend County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. Its members of the Senedd are Sarah Murphy MS, representing the Bridgend Constituency, and Huw Irranca-Davies MS representing the Ogmore Constituency, and its members of UK parliament are Jamie Wallis and Chris Elmore.

The county borough lies at the geographical heart of south Wales. Its land area of 110 mi2 (285 km2) stretches 12 miles (20 km) from east to west and occupies the Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore valleys. The largest town is Bridgend (pop: 39,773), followed by Maesteg (pop: 20,700) and seaside resort of Porthcawl (pop: 19,238). It is situated on the Ogmore River and its tributaries, although the Ewenny and Ogwr Fach rivers form the border with the Vale of Glamorgan for much of their length.

It was formed on 1 April 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. It includes all of the former Ogwr borough apart from the communities of Wick, St Bride's Major and Ewenny, which went to Vale of Glamorgan. Bridgend County Borough was divided into 20 communities: Brackla, Bridgend, Cefn Cribwr, Coity Higher, Coychurch Higher, Coychurch Lower, Cornelly, Garw Valley, Laleston, Llangynwyd Lower, Llangynwyd Middle, Maesteg, Merthyr Mawr, Newcastle Higher, Ogmore Valley, Pencoed, Porthcawl, Pyle, St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre. The communities of Brackla, Bridgend and Coychurch Lower make up the town of Bridgend.

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GENUKI on Glamorgan Lots of leads to other sources.

The 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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