St Brides Major (community)

This article is about the St Brides Major community council area, Vale of Glamorgan. For the village, see St Brides Major. For other places called St Brides, see St Brides (disambiguation).

St Brides Major
Rugged cliffs above a wave cut platform and views of the Bristol Channel
Coastal cliffs at Southerndown, St Brides Major
St Brides Major is located in Vale of Glamorgan
St Brides Major
St Brides Major
Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
Area20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi) [1]
Population1,940 [2]
• Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
 East
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Vale of Glamorgan
51°27′37″N 3°35′33″W / 51.4604°N 3.5925°W / 51.4604; -3.5925

St Brides Major (Welsh: Sant-y-Brid) is a community on the western edge of the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its largest settlement is the village of St Brides Major, and also includes the villages of Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, and the hamlets of Ogmore Village, Castle-upon-Alun, Heol-y-Mynydd, Norton and Pont-yr-Brown[3] It is notable for coastal geology and scenery, limestone downlands and fossilised primitive mammals, sea cliffs and beaches, two Iron Age hillforts, three medieval castle sites, (one, Ogmore Castle, still extant), two stepping stone river crossings and a clapper bridge. Three long distance paths cross the community. It is the western limit of the Vale of Glamorgan Heritage Coast, and has a visitor centre and tourist facilities.

  1. ^ Vision of Britain: 1961 Census
  2. ^ Census, 2011
  3. ^ stbridesmajor.co.uk general accessed 4 November 2013