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Bridgend (English: / b r ɪ ˈ dʒ ɛ n d /; Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just Pen-y-bont, meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, 20 miles (32 km) west of Cardiff and 20 miles (32 km) east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Ogmore.
Dominated by its hilltop Castle, the original medieval settlement grew up around the pilgrims crossing point on the banks of the river Ogmore which flows down the valley of the same name, on through Bridgend and down to the dramatic Heritage Coast at Merthyr Mawr.
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Name: Cwm Ogwr, Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) (or Ogmore Valley) X/Y co-ords: 291865, 185309. Region: Wales. Country: Wales. Place type: Valley. Lat/Long: 51.55630112,-3.56117850. Height: 94.2m. Location Grid Ref: SS 9186 8530. OS Explorer Map: 151: Cardiff & Bridgend/Caerdydd a Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr. County/Unitary Authority: Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ...
The Old Bridge replaced an earlier medieval structure spanning the River Ogmore. The name of Bridgend in Welsh is Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, which means "the head of the bridge on the Ogmore". Pilgrims would have used the bridge to cross the River Ogmore on their way to St David's Cathedral.
Bridgend County Borough ( Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. Its members of the Senedd are Sarah Murphy MS, representing the Bridgend Constituency, and Huw Irranca ...
