Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, 20 miles (32 km) west of Cardiff and 20 miles (32 km) east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Ogmore. The River Ewenny also flows through the town. The population was 49,597 in 2021. Bridgend is within the Cardiff Capital Region which in 2019 had a population of approximately 1.54 million.
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Historically a part of Glamorgan, Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s – the 2001 census recorded a population of 39,429 for the town.
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Towns around Bridgend
- Coity2.4 km NE
- Porthcawl9.2 km W
- Maesteg13 km NW
- Tonypandy15 km NE
- Rhondda19 km NE
- Pontypridd20 km NE
- Briton Ferry22 km NW
- Barry24 km SE
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