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All of the sites on this list (and the whole of Bridgend County Borough) are within the historic county of Glamorgan. Scheduled monuments have statutory protection. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales. [ 1 ]
Coychurch Lower has several buildings of note. In the village of Coychurch is the church of St Crallo, one of the largest churches in Glamorgan. [1] Thought to be built on the site of a Celtic clas, St Crallo is a 13th-century cruciform church, described by the English historian Edward Augustus Freeman as making "an admiral model for a small colonial cathedral". [4]
Bridgend developed at a ford on the River Ogmore, which was on the main route between east and west Wales. Just north of the town is the confluence of three rivers, the Ogmore, the Llynfi, and the Garw. South of Bridgend, the River Ewenny merges with the River Ogmore and flows into the Bristol Channel. In the 15th century, a stone bridge was ...
Bridgend County Borough is a county borough in south-east Wales.It covers an area of 251 km 2 (97 sq mi). [1] In 2021 the population was approximately 145,800. [2]The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.
Merthyr Mawr is a village and community in Bridgend, Wales. The village is about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 267. [1] The community occupies the area west of the Ewenny River, between Bridgend and Porthcawl.
The Old Bridge (Welsh: Yr Hen Bont) is a medieval two arched stone footbridge that spans the River Ogmore at Bridgend in Wales. It is not known who designed or built the bridge, however it was built in approximately 1425. The bridge was repaired in 1775 and restored both in 2005 and 2011.
Coity Higher (Welsh: Coety Uchaf) is a community in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. It contains the north western suburbs of Bridgend which includes the villages of Litchard and Coity. The southern boundary of the community adjoins the community of Brackla, while the northern border is defined by the M4 motorway.
Newcastle Castle, Bridgend. Newcastle Castle (Welsh: Y Castell Newydd) is a medieval castle located on Newcastle Hill, Newcastle, overlooking the town centre of Bridgend in Glamorgan, South Wales. It was originally believed to date from 1106 when a ringwork was created at the site by the Norman baron Robert Fitzhamon. Some of the fine stonework ...