Pen-y-Fai

Pen-y-Fai is a village in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales falling within the Bridgend electoral ward area.

Amenities

It has a population of about 2,000,^[1] one village shop, a chapel and All Saints parish church (Church in Wales). It also has a popular village pub,The Pheasant, which was once an old farmhouse. Pen-y-fai was once a village for employees of the Llewellyn estate. There is a school called "Pen-y-fai CIW primary school" hence its location, that takes children from age 3 through to age 11. The school itself was in a poor state of repair until rebuilt by October 2013. There also is a private nursery called "Pen-y-fai old school house nursery" once again named due to its location.

There are several playing fields in the village, the most recent of which was created as a part of a section 106 agreement between the council and the developers of the Cavendish Park housing estate. As a result of subsequent development, this field became "landlocked" between housing estates, with no vehicle access or parking, or indeed any facilities to allow the field to be used by local sports teams.

The village has a football (soccer) club, Pen-y-fai FC. It takes children from 6 to 16 years of age and plays as a member of Bridgend & District Football League, with teams in the mini-football and junior sections. Over 200 children are members of the club, making it one of the largest mini/junior clubs in the district. Pen-y-fai is the only place in Wales that has the Dog's Trust dog rehoming kennel.

The Court Colman Manor, built in 1776, was renovated and extended. It was the home of the Llewellyn family (of the Llewellyn estate). It eventually became an Edwardian gentlemen's residence, and was then converted into a hotel in 1981 under the guidance of the late Vijay Bhagotra, and restored. It is home to the Bokhara Brasserie, voted 'Best Indian Restaurant in Wales' at the British Curry Awards in 2008 and 2009.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pen-y-Fai and surrounding area

References

Coordinates: 51°31′37″N 3°35′42″W / 51.52694°N 3.59500°W / 51.52694; -3.59500

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