Bridgend
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  Bridgend Location withinBridgend | |
| Population | 13,950 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SS908800 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGEND |
| Postcode district | CF31 |
| Dialling code | 01656 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Website | bridgendtowncouncil.gov.uk |
51°30′31″N3°34′28″W / 51.508663°N 3.574570°W /51.508663; -3.574570  Map of the community | |
Bridgend is acommunity inBridgend County Borough, southWales. Along with the communities ofBrackla,Coychurch Lower andLaleston it makes up the town ofBridgend. Bridgend is the western district of Bridgend town, and takes in the town centre, Newcastle Hill, Tremains and to the northWild Mill. The population of the community of Bridgend at the 2001 census was 13,950,[1] increasing to 14,912 in the 2011 census.[2]
The community of Bridgend was created in 1974 when the civil parishes of Wales were abolished. In 1996 a large change to the boundaries of Bridgend resulted in the community of Bridgend gaining a large proportion of the community ofEwenny, including the area known as Heronston.[3]
One of the oldest structures in the community isNewcastle Castle aNorman fortification, overlooking the town from Newcastle Hill. The castle is now ruinous.
NearBrynteg Comprehensive School isIsland Farm, a Second World War prisoner of war camp, site of a famous prison break in 1945. The break out camp is the only one of the prison structures to survive, and is now a listed building.[1]
