List of communities in Bridgend County Borough

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The communities of Bridgend County Borough in 2024.

Bridgend County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is one of the 22 principal areas of Wales.

Communities are the lowest tier of local government in Wales. Unlike English counties, which often contain unparished areas, all Welsh principal areas are entirely divided into communities.

There are 20 communities in Bridgend County Borough, with Ogmore Valley being the largest and Porthcawl the most populated. All of them have a community council, with four calling themselves town councils in Bridgend, Maesteg, Pencoed and Porthcawl.

List of communities in Bridgend County Borough[edit]

Community Population (2011) Area (km2, 2011) Pre-1974 district Remarks Refs Location map
English Welsh
Brackla Bracla 11,749 3.21 Bridgend Urban District [1]
Bridgend Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr 14,912 6.5 Bridgend Urban District Town. [2]
Cefn Cribwr Cefn Cribwr 1,481 7.48 Pen-y-bont Rural District [3]
Coity Higher Coety Uchaf 6,078 6.78 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Coity and Litchard. [4]
Cornelly Corneli 7,059 16.61 Pen-y-bont Rural District Created in 2002 from the community of Cynffig. Includes North Cornelly, South Cornelly and Kenfig. [5][6]
Coychurch Higher Llangrallo Uchaf 888 15.19 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Heol-y-Cyw. [7]
Coychurch Lower Llangrallo Isaf 1,365 6.81 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Coychurch. [8]
Garw Valley Cwm Garw 7,784 30.9 Ogmore and Garw Rural District Includes Bettws, Blaengarw, Llangeinor and Pontycymer. [9]
Laleston Trelales 1,365 6.81 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Broadlands, Cefn Glas and Tythegston. [10]
Llangynwyd Lower Llangynwyd Isaf 440 8.89 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Coytrahen. [11]
Llangynwyd Middle Llangynwyd Ganol 3,032 13.51 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Cwmfelin and Llangynwyd. [12]
Maesteg Maesteg 17,580 27.21 Maesteg Urban District Town. [13]
Merthyr Mawr Merthyr Mawr 267 14.67 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Tythegston. [14]
Newcastle Higher Y Castellnewydd ar Ogwr 4,046 6.62 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Aberkenfig and Pen-y-fai. [15]
Ogmore Valley Cwm Ogwr 7,954 38.47 Ogmore and Garw Rural District Includes Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, Price Town and Wyndham. [16]
Pencoed Pen-coed 9,166 8.78 Pen-y-bont Rural District Town. [17]
Porthcawl Porthcawl 16,005 13.39 Porthcawl Urban District Town. [18]
Pyle Y Pîl 7,405 3.23 Pen-y-bont Rural District Created in 2002 from the community of Cynffig. Includes Kenfig Hill. [5][19]
St Bride's Minor Llansanffraid-ar-Ogwr 6,014 10.34 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Abergarw, Bryncethin and Sarn. [20]
Ynysawdre Ynysawdre 3,367 1.91 Pen-y-bont Rural District Includes Brynmenyn and Tondu. [21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Brackla Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Bridgend Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Cefn Cribwr Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Coity Higher Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "The Bridgend (Cynffig, Cornelly and Pyle Communities) (Electoral Changes) Order 2002". legislation.gov.uk. 28 March 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Cornelly Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Coychurch Higher Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Coychurch Lower Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Garw Valley Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Laleston Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Llangynwyd Lower Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Llangynwyd Middle Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Maesteg Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Merthyr Mawr Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Newcastle Higher Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Ogmore Valley Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Pencoed Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Porthcawl Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Pyle Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  20. ^ "St Bride's Minor Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Ynysawdre Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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