Brynmenyn
Encyclopedia
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.
, and to the east it heads to Abergarw and Bryncethin
. The A4064 road starts in the village and heads north towards Llangeinor
. A disused railway runs through the village, and the village formerly had a railway station.
River Garw
The River Garw runs for about 12 miles from its source in the hills north of Blaengarw to the confluence with the River Ogmore and the River Llynfi at Aberkenfig...
and Ogmore
River Ogmore
The River Ogmore is a river in South Wales popular with anglers. It runs generally from north to south from the Ogmore Vale and Pentre, past Bridgend and Ogmore...
rivers in south 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...
, around 4 miles north of 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...
, and it also in the Bridgend County Borough council area. The village has its own primary school.
Transport
The A4065 road runs through the village; to the west this leads to TonduTondu
Tondu is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located about north of the town of Bridgend.Tondu lies on the A4063 from Bridgend to Maesteg, and was established in the late 18th century as a coal mining village servicing the Parc Slip Colliery...
, and to the east it heads to Abergarw and Bryncethin
Bryncethin
Bryncethin is a small village located just north of the M4, Junction 36 in Bridgend county borough, Wales. Situated approximately 3 miles north of Bridgend, it is surrounded by the villages of Sarn, Brynmenyn, Aberkenfig, Abergarw, Tondu and Ynysawdre....
. The A4064 road starts in the village and heads north towards 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:...
. A disused railway runs through the village, and the village formerly had a railway station.