Newcastle Higher
| Newcastle Higher | |
| Welsh: Y Castellnewydd ar Ogwr | |
  Newcastle Higher |
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| Population | 3,695 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SS897801 |
| Community | Newcastle Higher |
| 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 |
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Coordinates: 51°30′14″N 3°35′23″W / 51.503792°N 3.589745°W
Newcastle Higher is a community in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. Located north west of Bridgend town centre it is made up of the townships of Pen-y-fai and Aberkenfig. The community is home to several notable buildings, including the Pen-y-fai Hospital (the former Glamorganshire Lunatic Asylum), Court Coleman, All Saints Church, the Brewery Field and Newcastle, a ruinous Norman castle. At the 2001 census, the community's population was 3,695.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 609. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
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