Coychurch

Coychurch
Welsh: Llangrallo
St.Crallo's Church, Coychurch
Coychurch  Coychurch shown within Bridgend
OS grid reference	SS939788
Community	Coychurch Lower
Principal area	Bridgend
Ceremonial county	Mid Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRIDGEND
Postcode district	CF31
Dialling code	01656
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Bridgend
Welsh Assembly	Bridgend
List of places UK Wales Bridgend

Coychurch (Welsh: Llangrallo) is a small village that sits between Pencoed and Bridgend in Wales, bordering with Bridgend Industrial Estate.

It has a longstanding religious association, with an early Christian church having been built there possibly as long ago as the 8th century CE. The current church of St. Crallo was built in the 13th century.

According to a local legend, after his death in battle near Ogmore Castle, King Arthur was interred in a cave in Coed-y-Mwstwr Forest, just behind the village of Coychurch, secretly for fear that the news of his death might split the nation. When his son came of age to replace him at the throne, Arthur's death was announced, and his body moved to a grave at Cor Emrys church close to Pencoed.^{[citation needed]}

The crematorium, built in 1970, was the last design of modernist architect Maxwell Fry.

External links

• Birdgend.gov.uk, Bridgend tourism guide
• Geograph.co.uk, photos of Coychurch and surrounding area

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