Llangynwyd Middle

Llangynwyd Middle
St Cynwyd's Church, Llangynwyd
Llangynwyd Middle is located in Bridgend
Llangynwyd Middle
Llangynwyd Middle
Location within Bridgend
Population3,032 [1]
OS grid referenceSS866888
Community
  • Llangynwyd Middle [2]
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMAESTEG
Postcode districtCF34 9xx
Dialling code01656
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Bridgend

51°35′13″N 3°38′17″W / 51.586881°N 3.637943°W / 51.586881; -3.637943


Map of the community

Llangynwyd Middle (Welsh: Llangynwyd Ganol) is a community in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. It is located to the south of Maesteg and contains the villages of Llangynwyd and Cwmfelin. At the 2001 census, the population of the community was 2,843,[3] increasing to 3,032 at the 2011 Census.[4]

The community is the northern part of the old parish of Llangynwyd, and was created by government reorganisation in 1974. The majority of Llangynwyd Middle is made up of hilly farmland and is sparsely populated. The River Llynfi flows through the community alongside the A4063, the main road linking Maesteg in the north and Bridgend town in the south.

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Llangynwyd Middle Community Council | Home". Llangynwyd Middle Community Council.
  3. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. pp. 499–500. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  4. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".