St Brides Major
St. Brides Major is a village within the community also called St Brides Major in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. The village is located approximately 1.5 mi from the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 1,940 residents
- Description: village in Wales
- Also known as: “Saint Brides”, “Saint Brides Major”, and “Saint-y-brid”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southerndown and Church Of St Bridget.
Southerndown
Southerndown is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan. It is mostly known for its beach, which is a popular tourist destination during the summer months and since 1972 has been designated a Heritage Coast and is part of the Southerndown Coast SSSI.
Southerndown Golf Club
Golf course
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south-east Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogmore and Merthyr Mawr.
Ogmore
Village
Photo: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore is a village in St Bride's Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on the River Ogmore. It grew around the now ruined Ogmore Castle, built by the Normans.
Merthyr Mawr
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Merthyr Mawr is a village and community in Bridgend, Wales. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 267. Merthyr Mawr is situated 2 miles northwest of St Brides Major.
Ogmore-by-Sea
Village
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore-by-Sea is a seaside village in St Brides Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast of south Wales. The population in 2011 was 878. Ogmore-by-Sea is situated 2 miles west of St Brides Major.
St Brides Major
- Category: village
- Location: St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“St Brides Major” goes by many names.
- Basque: “St Brides Major”
- Breton: “Saint-y-brid”
- Catalan: “Saint-y-brid”
- Dutch: “St Brides Major”
- French: “St Brides Major”
- Spanish: “St Brides Major”
- Swedish: “St Brides Major”
- Welsh: “Saint-y-brid”
- Welsh: “Sant-y-brid”
- Welsh: “St. Brides Major”
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