Bridgend

Bridgend
Welsh: *Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr*
Bridgend Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr;
	Left to right, top: Bridgend Townscape; Middle: Newcastle Castle and Old Bridge; Bottom: St Illtyd's Church and War Memorial;
	Bridgend Location within Bridgend
Population	51,785 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SS905805
Community	Bridgend; Brackla; Coychurch Lower; ;
Principal area	Bridgend;
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Suburbs	Districts of the town Bridgend Industrial Estate; Broadlands; Bryntirion; Cefn Glas; Coity; Coychurch; Hencastel; Laleston; Litchard; Newcastle; Pen-y-fai; Wildmill;
Post town	BRIDGEND
Postcode district	CF31
Dialling code	+44 1656
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Bridgend;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Bridgend;
	List of places UK Wales Bridgend 51°30′25″N 3°34′41″W / 51.507°N 03.578°W

Bridgend (English: /brɪˈdʒɛnd/; 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.

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]

^ "Bridgend (Bridgend, Wales / Cymru, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ Mills, David (2011), A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 76, ISBN 9780199609086
^ "Bridgend". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "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.

[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

[bua2011-3] "Bridgend". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[census-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.

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Bridgend Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
Left to right, top: Bridgend Townscape Middle: Newcastle Castle and Old Bridge Bottom: St Illtyd's Church and War Memorial
Bridgend Location within Bridgend
Population	51,785 (2021 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SS905805
Community	Bridgend Brackla Coychurch Lower
Principal area	Bridgend
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Suburbs	Districts of the town Bridgend Industrial Estate Broadlands Bryntirion Cefn Glas Coity Coychurch Hencastel Laleston Litchard Newcastle Pen-y-fai Wildmill
Post town	BRIDGEND
Postcode district	CF31
Dialling code	+44 1656

Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Bridgend
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Bridgend
List of places UK Wales Bridgend 51°30′25″N 3°34′41″W / 51.507°N 03.578°W / 51.507; -03.578