Garw Valley

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Garw Valley
Valley road north through Llangeinor - geograph.org.uk - 1019739.jpg
A4064 road running through Llangeinor
Population7,784 (2011) [1]
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRIDGEND
Postcode district CF32
Dialling code 01656
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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Wales Bridgend Community Garw Valley map.svg
Map of the community

Garw Valley (Welsh : Cwm Garw) is a community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. As the name suggests, it follows and encompasses the valley of the River Garw. The community includes the village of Blaengarw at the head of the valley, followed by Pontycymer and Llangeinor on the river, with Bettws between the Garw and the Llynfi in the south. [2] Garw Valley is bordered to the west by Maesteg, Llangynwyd Middle and Llangynwyd Lower; to the east by Ogmore Valley and to the south by Ynysawdre and St Bride's Minor. [2]

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Attractions include the Garw Valley Railway, a four and half mile narrow gauge steam railway, which volunteers began re-laying in 2016. Regular passenger rail services had previously ceased in the valley in 1953, though occasional "enthusiasts' trains" used the line in 1996 and 1997. [3] [4]

Governance

At the local level, Garw Valley elects 13 community councillors to Garw Valley Community Council, from the four wards of Bettws, Llangeinor, Pontycymmer and Blaengarw. [5]

At the county level, until 2022 the community was covered by four electoral wards, of Blaengarw, Pontycymmer, Llangeinor and Bettws, each electing one county councillor to Bridgend County Borough Council. [6] Following a boundary review, the four wards were combined to form a new Garw Valley ward, electing three county borough councillors. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Garw Valley - Community in Wales". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Election maps". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 346. OCLC   931112387.
  4. ↑ "History Garwvalleyrailway". Garw Valley Railway. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the Garw Valley Community Council". Garw Valley Community Council. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 23 November 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

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