Brackla
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  Brackla Location within Bridgend | |
| Population | 11,749 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SS925805 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGEND |
| Postcode district | CF31 |
| Dialling code | 01656 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Brackla (Welsh: Bracla) is a large housing estate and community in the east of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Along with the communities of Bridgend and Coychurch Lower, it makes up the town of Bridgend.
At the 2001 census the community of Brackla had a population of 10,113,[2] increasing to 11,749 at the 2011 Census, making up nearly a quarter of Bridgend's population.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish headcounts : Bridgend Retrieved 9 January 2010