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Pontycymer | |
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Location within Bridgend | |
Population | 2,499 (ward.2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SS904915 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRIDGEND |
Postcode district | CF32 8 |
Dialling code | 01656 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Pontycymer, also spelt Pontycymmer, is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the Garw Valley, in Bridgend County Borough, about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of Bridgend.
Its attractions include Bridgend Valleys Railway and many woodland trails through forestry and surrounding mountains.