Hencastel
Hencastel is a suburb in Bridgend, Wales. Hencastel is situated nearby to the village Newcastle, as well as near Ewenny.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridgend railway station and St.Mary Nolton Church,Merthyr Mawr Road.
Bridgend railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paulharding150, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bridgend railway station is a main line station serving the town of Bridgend, south Wales. It is located approximately halfway between Cardiff Central and Swansea stations, at the point where the Maesteg Line diverges from the South Wales Main Line; it is also the western terminus of the Vale of Glamorgan Line from Cardiff.
Brynteg School
School
Brynteg School is one of the largest secondary schools in Wales. It is located on Ewenny Road in Bridgend, Wales. The school is one of seven comprehensive schools in the County Borough of Bridgend and mainly receives pupils from the Brackla, Litchard and Town Centre areas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corntown and Merthyr Mawr.
Corntown
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corntown is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan. It lies along the B4524 road, just outside Bridgend, 21.6 miles west of the centre of Cardiff. It has grown around Corntown Farm.
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 1½ miles southwest of Hencastel.
Coity
Village
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coity is a village in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales, part of Bridgend town urban area. Coity is part of the community of Coity Higher and is notable for being home to Coity Castle, one of the best-preserved castles in Glamorgan. Coity is situated 2 miles northeast of Hencastel.
Hencastel
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Bridgend, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49943° or 51° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.57631° or 3° 34′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C3RFCXF+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 13788506177OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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