County Borough of Bridgend

Bridgend County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of . The county borough was formed in 1996 and contains the town of , after which it is named.
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  • Type: principal area of Wales with 146,000 residents
  • Description: principal area in south-east Wales, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: Bridgend” and “Bridgend County Borough

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tondu railway station and Sarn railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station serving the village of , Bridgend county borough, . It is located on the Maesteg Line from via .

Railway station
is a railway station serving the village of , . It is located on the Maesteg Line from via . The station was opened by British Rail on 28 September 1992.

Church
St David's Church is a Grade I listed church in , Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales. The church is believed to date to the 12th century, though was dedicated to St David later on.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bridgend and Llangynwyd.

is a town in , . It is the principal town of the County Borough of and has a population of around 40,000 people.

is a village 2 miles to the south of , in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. There are two parts to , the larger more recent village is simply known as while the smaller much older part which contains St Cynwyds church is locally known as "Top Llan".

Village
is a village in Bridgend County Borough, south , part of town urban area. is part of the community of and is notable for being home to , one of the best-preserved castles in . is situated 2½ miles southeast of County Borough of Bridgend.

County Borough of Bridgend

Latitude
51.55° or 51° 33′ north
Longitude
-3.5833° or 3° 35′ west
Population
146,000
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
Abbreviation
“BGE”
Open location code
9C3RHC28+2M
Geo­Names ID
3333239
Wiki­data ID
Q697126
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“County Borough of Bridgend” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Բրիջենդ
  • Asturian: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Basque: Bridgend
  • Belarusian: Брыджэнд
  • Bengali: ব্রিজেন্ড কাউন্টি বরো
  • Breton: Kontelezh Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Breton: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Bulgarian: Бридженд
  • Catalan: Bridgend
  • Catalan: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Cebuano: Bridgend county borough
  • Cebuano: Bridgend County Borough
  • Chinese: Bridgend Chū-tī Kūn
  • Chinese: 布里真德郡级自治市
  • Chinese: 布里真德郡級自治市
  • Cornish: Penn-an-Bons war Ogour
  • Danish: Bridgend County Borough
  • Dutch: Bridgend
  • Estonian: Bridgend
  • Finnish: Bridgend
  • French: Bridgend
  • Galician: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • German: Bridgend County Borough
  • German: Bridgend
  • German: GB-BGE
  • Gujarati: બ્રિજેન્ડ કાઉન્ટી બોરો
  • Irish: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Italian: Bridgend County Borough
  • Italian: Bridgend
  • Italian: distretto di contea di Bridgend
  • Italian: Distretto di contea di Bridgend
  • Italian: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Japanese: ブリジェンド・カウンティ・バラ
  • Japanese: ブリジェンド
  • Kannada: ಬ್ರಿಡ್ಜೆಂಡ್ ಕೌಂಟಿ ಬರೋ
  • Korean: 브리젠드 자치시
  • Ladin: Bridgend County Borough
  • Latvian: Bridženda (grāfistes boro)
  • Latvian: Bridženda
  • Lithuanian: Bridžendas
  • Manx: Co-chorp Coontae Phen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Manx: Coontae Corpagh Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Manx: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Min Nan Chinese: Bridgend Chū-tī Kūn
  • Northern Frisian: Bridgend County Borough
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bridgend
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Bridgend grevskapsdistrikt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Norwegian: Bridgend
  • Persian: بریج‌اند
  • Persian: شهرستان مستقل بریجند
  • Polish: Bridgend
  • Portuguese: Bridgend County Borough
  • Pushto: بریډ جند
  • Romanian: Bridgend
  • Russian: Бридженд
  • Scots: Bridgend Coonty Borough
  • Scots: Bridgend Coonty Burgh
  • Slovak: Bridgend
  • Slovenian: Bridgend
  • Slovenian: GB-BGE
  • Spanish: Bridgend County Borough
  • Spanish: Bridgend
  • Swedish: Bridgend
  • Tamil: பிரிட்ஜென்ட் கவுண்டி பாரூக்ஹ்
  • Telugu: బ్రిడ్జెండ్ కౌంటీ బోరో
  • Turkish: Bridgend (kontluk borough)
  • Turkish: Bridgend
  • Ukrainian: Бридженд
  • Urdu: برجند کاؤنٹی بورو
  • Venetian: Bridgend
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
  • Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr (sir)
  • Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tycribwr Hill and Pen Gwern-llyn-fawr.

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