This article is about the place in Bridgend

Bridgend

Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...

. For other places called Betws or Bettws see Bettws

Bettws

Betws or Bettws could refer to one of several communities in Wales, or one in England.The name is generally thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'bed-hus' - i.e. bead-house - a house of prayer, a private chapel or an oratory....

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Bettws is a small ex-mining and farming village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the South Wales Valleys

South Wales Valleys

The South Wales Valleys are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales, stretching from eastern Carmarthenshire in the west to western Monmouthshire in the east and from the Heads of the Valleys in the north to the lower-lying, pastoral country of the Vale of Glamorgan and the coastal plain...

 in the county borough

County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...

 of Bridgend

Bridgend (county borough)

Bridgend is a county borough in the historic county of Glamorgan, south Wales. The county borough has a total population of 130,000 people, and contains the settlements of Bridgend, after which it is named, Maesteg, and the seaside town of Porthcawl...

, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. It is also spelled 'Betws', and is . The population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of Bettws is around 2,400 according to The Betws LIFE Centre.

Bryngarw Country Park

Bryngarw Country Park

Bryngarw Country Park is made up of 48 hectares and is situated on the west bank of the Afon Garw, at the mouth of the Garw Valley in the Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK....

 is approximately one mile from the village, with a footpath leading there from the village. The village is around 3 miles away from Junction 36 on the M4 Motorway

M4 motorway

The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...

, and is located to the west of Llangeinor

Llangeinor

Llangeinor is a small village located in the Garw Valley around 5 miles north of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. The entire village is now protected as part of a conservation area.-Transport:...

 and to the north of Brynmenyn

Brynmenyn

Brynmenyn is a small village located at the confluence of the Garw and Ogmore rivers in south Wales, around 4 miles north of Bridgend, and it also in the Bridgend County Borough council area. The village has its own primary school.-Transport:...

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Sport

Bettws F.C.

Bettws F.C.

Bettws F.C. is a football club based in Bettws, near Bridgend, Wales. The team play in the Welsh Football League. Their ground is located in the north-east of the village, east of Heol Glannant and north of Heol Richard Price.-History:...

 are based in the village, the club also run numerous youth teams, including the successful under 19's.

Schools

Almost all children aged 3–11 attend Betws Primary School which is currently headed by Mrs. Colette Machette.
When pupils complete Key Stage Two, 91% of students attend Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen (formally Ynysawdre Comprehensive School

Ynysawdre Comprehensive School

Ynysawdre Comprehensive School was a public secondary school located in Tondu in Bridgend County Borough...

 and Ogmore School

Ogmore School

Ogmore Comprehensive School was a co-educational secondary school situated approximately 1.2 miles from the M4 Junction 36, Bridgend, Wales. It had a population of approximately 710 pupils aged 11–18 in its last year of full service, which made it the smallest secondary state school in Bridgend...

), with a minority attending Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd (they formally transferred to Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari) or Brynteg Comprehensive School

Brynteg Comprehensive School

Brynteg Comprehensive School is one of the largest secondary schools in Wales. It is located on Ewenny Road in the town of Bridgend, Wales...

. Many special need pupils go on to attend Ysgol Bryn Castell.

External links

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