List of communities in Bridgend County Borough

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The communities of Bridgend County Borough in 2024. Bridgend UK community map (blank).svg
The communities of Bridgend County Borough in 2024.

Bridgend County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is one of the 22 principal areas of Wales.

Communities are the lowest tier of local government in Wales. Unlike English counties, which often contain unparished areas, all Welsh principal areas are entirely divided into communities.

There are 20 communities in Bridgend County Borough, with Ogmore Valley being the largest and Porthcawl the most populated. All of them have a community council, with four calling themselves town councils in Bridgend, Maesteg, Pencoed and Porthcawl.

List of communities in Bridgend County Borough

CommunityPopulation (2011)Area (km2, 2011)Pre-1974 districtRemarksRefsLocation map
EnglishWelsh
Brackla Bracla11,7493.21Bridgend Urban District [1] Wales Bridgend Community Brackla map.svg
Bridgend Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr14,9126.5Bridgend Urban DistrictTown. [2] Wales Bridgend Community Bridgend map.svg
Cefn Cribwr Cefn Cribwr1,4817.48Pen-y-bont Rural District [3] Wales Bridgend Community Cefn Cribwr map.svg
Coity Higher Coety Uchaf6,0786.78Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Coity and Litchard. [4] Wales Bridgend Community Coity Higher map.svg
Cornelly Corneli7,05916.61Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictCreated in 2002 from the community of Cynffig. Includes North Cornelly, South Cornelly and Kenfig. [5] [6] Wales Bridgend Community Cornelly map.svg
Coychurch Higher Llangrallo Uchaf88815.19Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Heol-y-Cyw. [7] Wales Bridgend Community Coychurch Higher map.svg
Coychurch Lower Llangrallo Isaf1,3656.81Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Coychurch. [8] Wales Bridgend Community Coychurch Lower map.svg
Garw Valley Cwm Garw7,78430.9Ogmore and Garw Rural DistrictIncludes Bettws, Blaengarw, Llangeinor and Pontycymer. [9] Wales Bridgend Community Garw Valley map.svg
Laleston Trelales1,3656.81Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Broadlands, Cefn Glas and Tythegston. [10] Wales Bridgend Community Laleston map.svg
Llangynwyd Lower Llangynwyd Isaf4408.89Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Coytrahen. [11] Wales Bridgend Community Llangynwyd Lower map.svg
Llangynwyd Middle Llangynwyd Ganol3,03213.51Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Cwmfelin and Llangynwyd. [12] Wales Bridgend Community Llangynwyd Middle map.svg
Maesteg Maesteg17,58027.21Maesteg Urban DistrictTown. [13] Wales Bridgend Community Maesteg map.svg
Merthyr Mawr Merthyr Mawr26714.67Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Tythegston. [14] Wales Bridgend Community Merthyr Mawr map.svg
Newcastle Higher Y Castellnewydd ar Ogwr4,0466.62Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Aberkenfig and Pen-y-fai. [15] Wales Bridgend Community Newcastle Higher map.svg
Ogmore Valley Cwm Ogwr7,95438.47Ogmore and Garw Rural DistrictIncludes Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, Price Town and Wyndham. [16] Wales Bridgend Community Ogmore Valley map.svg
Pencoed Pen-coed9,1668.78Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictTown. [17] Wales Bridgend Community Pencoed map.svg
Porthcawl Porthcawl16,00513.39Porthcawl Urban DistrictTown. [18] Wales Bridgend Community Porthcawl map.svg
Pyle Y Pîl7,4053.23Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictCreated in 2002 from the community of Cynffig. Includes Kenfig Hill. [5] [19] Wales Bridgend Community Pyle map.svg
St Bride's Minor Llansanffraid-ar-Ogwr6,01410.34Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Abergarw, Bryncethin and Sarn. [20] Wales Bridgend Community St Bride's Minor map.svg
Ynysawdre Ynysawdre3,3671.91Pen-y-bont Rural DistrictIncludes Brynmenyn and Tondu. [21] Wales Bridgend Community Ynysawdre map.svg

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  2. ↑ "Bridgend Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cefn Cribwr Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Coity Higher Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 "The Bridgend (Cynffig, Cornelly and Pyle Communities) (Electoral Changes) Order 2002". legislation.gov.uk. 28 March 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Cornelly Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Coychurch Higher Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Coychurch Lower Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Garw Valley Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Laleston Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Llangynwyd Lower Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Llangynwyd Middle Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Maesteg Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Merthyr Mawr Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Newcastle Higher Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Ogmore Valley Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Pencoed Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  18. ↑ "Porthcawl Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  19. ↑ "Pyle Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "St Bride's Minor Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  21. ↑ "Ynysawdre Parish". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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