Fforddygyfraith

Fforddygyfraith is a village in the community of Cefn Cribwr, in the County Borough of Bridgend. The name translates as Law Street, or The Road of the Law, a reference to the road around which the village was built.

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Bridgend County Borough
Also known as: “Ffordd y Gyfraith” and “Ffordd-y-Gyfraith”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tondu railway station and Sarn railway station.

Tondu railway station

Railway station

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Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tondu, Bridgend county borough, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. Tondu railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Fforddygyfraith.

Sarn railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sarn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Sarn, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. The station was opened by British Rail on 28 September 1992. Sarn railway station is situated 2 miles east of Fforddygyfraith.

St Robert of Newminster Church, Aberkenfig

Church

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St Robert of Newminster Church, Aberkenfig is situated 1½ miles east of Fforddygyfraith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tondu and Aberkenfig.

Tondu

Village

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Tondu is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located about 3 miles north of the town of Bridgend, in the community of Ynysawdre. Tondu lies on the A4063 from Bridgend to Maesteg, and was established in the late 18th century as a coal mining village servicing the Parc Slip Colliery. Tondu is situated 1½ miles east of Fforddygyfraith.

Aberkenfig

Village

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberkenfig is a village located in the County Borough of Bridgend, Wales to the north of Bridgend town. It is in the community of Newcastle Higher. Aberkenfig is situated 1½ miles east of Fforddygyfraith.