Police War Memorial
Police War Memorial is a memorial in Bridgend, Wales. Police War Memorial is situated nearby to Bridgend College, as well as near Heronsbridge School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bridgend railway station and Ewenni Priory.
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. Bridgend railway station is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Police War Memorial.
Ewenni Priory
Ruins
Photo: Wilson44691, CC0.
Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century. The priory was unusual in having extensive military-style defences and in its state of preservation; the architectural historian John Newman described it as “the most complete and impressive Norman ecclesiastical building in Glamorgan”. Ewenni Priory is situated 3,500 feet south of Police War Memorial.
St.Mary Nolton Church,Merthyr Mawr Road
Church
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St.Mary Nolton Church,Merthyr Mawr Road is situated 3,800 feet northwest of Police War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corntown and Coychurch.
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.
Coychurch
Village
Photo: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coychurch is a small village that sits between Pencoed and Bridgend in Wales, bordering with Bridgend Industrial Estate, where many residents are employed. It is part of the community of Coychurch Lower.
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 1½ miles north of Police War Memorial.
Police War Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Bridgend, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49788° or 51° 29′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.56449° or 3° 33′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C3RFCXP+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 1809977685OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bridgend College and Heronsbridge School.
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