Bryncethin

Bryncethin (which means dark hill or dun hill) is a small village in the County Borough of Bridgend, South Wales, located just north of Junction 36 of the M4 Motorway and approximately 3 miles north of the county town of Bridgend. The population of the ward was 1,319 in 2011.^[1] The area was mainly farmland until its ample quantities of high quality clay and workable seams of steam coal led to the construction of a brickworks and the sinking of the Bryncethin Colliery by The Barrow-in Furness Iron and Coal Company. This led to an increase in the population of the village and to the construction of housing for the workforce. Both industries are now long gone and much effort is being made to provide recreational facilities on the site of the former colliery and clay pits. Bryncethin is surrounded by the villages of Aberkenfig, Sarn, Tondu, Ynysawdre, and Abergarw, Brynmenyn the last of which stands at the confluence of the River Garw (Afon Garw) with the larger River Ogmore (Ogmore River).

Education

There is a large primary school, Bryncethin Primary, and a community college (comprehensive school), Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen, which operates on two sites, one of which is in Bryncethin. There is also a small nursery called Cylch Meithryn Bryncethin.

Sport and leisure

Bryncethin is home to Bryncethin RFC, a rugby union club formed in 1890.

References

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Bryncethin and surrounding area

Bridgend County Borough
Bridgend County Borough Council
Communities	Brackla Bridgend Cefn Cribwr Coity Higher Coychurch Higher Coychurch Lower Cornelly Garw Valley Laleston Llangynwyd Lower Llangynwyd Middle Maesteg Merthyr Mawr Newcastle Higher Ogmore Valley Pencoed Porthcawl Pyle St Bride's Minor Ynysawdre
Towns and villages	Aberkenfig Bettws Blackmill Bridgend Bryncethin Brynmenyn Bryntirion Caerau Cefn Cross Coity Coychurch Coytrahen Cwmfelin Danygraig Garth Heol-y-Cyw Kenfig Kenfig Hill Laleston Litchard Llangan Llangeinor Llangynwyd Maudlam Maesteg Merthyr Mawr Nantymoel Newton North Cornelly Nottage Ogmore Vale Pantygog Pantyrawel Pen-y-fai Pencoed Pontycymer Porthcawl Price Town Pyle Sarn South Cornelly Tondu Tythegston Wild Mill Wyndham
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Coordinates: 51°33′N 3°34′W / 51.550°N 3.567°W / 51.550; -3.567