Newcastle Higher
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  Newcastle Higher Location within Bridgend | |
| Population | 4,416 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SS897801 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGEND |
| Postcode district | CF31 |
| Postcode district | CF32 |
| Dialling code | 01656 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Newcastle Higher (Welsh: Y Castellnewydd) is a community in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. Located north west of Bridgend town centre it is made up of the townships of Pen-y-fai and Aberkenfig and straddles the M4 motorway. The Pen-y-fai community is home to several notable buildings, including the Glanrhyd Hospital (the former Glamorganshire Lunatic Asylum), Court Colman Hotel, Smyrna Baptist Chapel and All Saints Church. Aberkenfig is home to the Len Evans Centre, Aberkenfig Welfare Hall and Aberkenfig Mosque to name but a few. Both communities have war memorials in honour of those local residents who served and lost their lives in WW1 and WW2.
At the 2001 census, the community's population was 3,695,[1] increasing to 4,046 at the 2011 Census.[2]
The population of Aberkenfig according to the 2021 Census was 2384. Latest government statistics can be found here.
Pen-y-fai population according to 2021 Census was 2032. Details can be found here.
- ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 609. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 6 November 2015.