Bridgend County Borough

Coordinates: 51°30′24″N 3°34′46″W / 51.50667°N 3.57944°W / 51.50667; -3.57944
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Bridgend County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
 (
Trecco Bay from Newton Point, Porthcawl
Coat of arms of Bridgend County Borough
Location of Bridgend County Borough
CountryWales
Admin HQBridgend
Largest townBridgend
Government
 • BodyBridgend County Borough Council
 • ControlLabour
 • MPs
 • MSs
Area
 • Total246 km2 (95 sq mi)
 • Rank
Ranked 14th
 • Speakers9.2%[1]
Geocode00PB (ONS)
W06000013 (GSS)
ISO 3166 codeGB-BGE
Websitewww.bridgend.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata
5km
3miles
none
Neath Port Talbot
S W A N S E A B A Y
Swansea Bay
R H O N D D A V A L L E Y
Rhondda Cynon Taf
A F A N V A L L E Y
Vale of Glamorgan
B R I D G E N D
C O U N T Y
B O R O U G H
Map
Bridgend County Borough (shaded brown) is one of the western unitary authorities of the South Wales valleys.

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-Davies MS representing the Ogmore Constituency, and its members of the UK parliament are Jamie Wallis and Chris Elmore.

The county borough lies at the geographical heart of south Wales. Its land area of 110 mi2 (285 km2) stretches 12 miles (20 km) from east to west and occupies the Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore valleys. The largest town is Bridgend (pop: 39,773), followed by Maesteg (pop: 20,700) and Porthcawl (pop: 19,238). It is situated on the

Ogwr Fach rivers form the border with the Vale of Glamorgan
for much of their length.

It was formed on 1 April 1996 under the

. The communities of Brackla, Bridgend and Coychurch Lower make up the town of Bridgend.

Government

The region is governed by Bridgend County Borough Council, a principal council. It is currently in the control of the Labour party with 26 seats out of 54.[citation needed]

Schools

Parks and green spaces

freshwater habitats. Bryngarw Country Park is a Grade II listed Historic Park and Garden and has been designated a 'Green Flag' Park since 2010. The Oriental Garden in the park has been noted as a 'Visit Wales Sustainable Tourism, Historic Gardens Centre of Excellence' by the 'One Historic Garden, Centre of Excellence'.[2]

Kenfig National Nature Reserve with Glamorgan's largest natural lake, Kenfig Pool, is set on the edge of this area, with views from Sker beach across Swansea Bay to

Gower. It is one of the finest wildlife habitats in Wales,[citation needed] and one of the last remnants of a huge dune system that once stretched along the coast from the River Ogmore to the Gower peninsula. The reserve is home to unique wild orchids, as well as insects and wildlife. Kenfig is one of the most important sites in Britain for nature conservation.[3]

Parc Slip Nature Reserve is an environment of wetlands, woodlands and meadows at the Parc Slip Nature Park where there is a wealth of wildlife.[citation needed] After a century of coal mining on the site, the Wildlife Trust began to manage the land for nature in the late 1980s. Varied habitats have since been created and the park supports an increasing diversity of wildlife.[4][5]

Notable people

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Bridgend:[6]

Individuals

Military units

See also

References

  1. ^ "How life has changed in Bridgend: Census 2021".
  2. ^ "Welcome to Bryngarw House, Brynmenyn, Bridgend". Bryngarwhouse.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Country Parks". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Country Parks". Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Country Parks". Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Freedom of the Borough - Bridgend County Borough Council". Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Hero soldiers honoured in freedom march of Bridgend". 11 May 2011.

External links

51°30′24″N 3°34′46″W / 51.50667°N 3.57944°W / 51.50667; -3.57944