Bridgend

Bridgend
  • Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
Bridgend is located in Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend
Location within Bridgend
Population51,785 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSS905805
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Suburbs
Post townBRIDGEND
Postcode districtCF31
Dialling code01656
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Bridgend
51°30′25″N 3°34′41″W / 51.507°N 03.578°W / 51.507; -03.578

Bridgend (English: /brɪˈɛnd/; Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just Pen-y-bont, meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore")[2] is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, 20 miles (32 km) west of Cardiff and 20 miles (32 km) east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Ogmore. The River Ewenny also flows through the town. The population was 49,597 in 2021.[3] Bridgend is within the Cardiff Capital Region which in 2019 had a population of approximately 1.54 million.

St Mary's Nolton Church, Bridgend

Historically a part of Glamorgan, Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s – the 2001 census recorded a population of 39,429 for the town.[4]

  1. ^ "Bridgend (Bridgend, Wales / Cymru, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ Mills, David (2011), A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 76, ISBN 9780199609086
  3. ^ "Bridgend". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Key Statistics for urban areas in England and Wales". Census 2011. UK Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.