Ogmore
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Ogmore may refer to several places in south and southwest Wales
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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...
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- Ogmore-by-SeaOgmore-by-SeaOgmore-by-Sea is a seaside village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coastline of south Wales....
, a village in southwest Wales - River OgmoreRiver OgmoreThe 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...
, a river in south Wales - Ogmore CastleOgmore CastleOgmore Castle is located near the village of Ogmore-by-Sea, south of the town of Bridgend in Glamorgan, South Wales. It is situated on the south bank of the River Ewenny and the east bank of the River Ogmore. Cowbridge is nearby. Its construction might have begun in 1106...
, a castle in south Wales - Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)Ogmore is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Boundaries :Taking its name from the River Ogmore, the constituency is situated close to the source of the river in the Ogwr valley and excludes the village of Ogmore-by-Sea, which is the...
, south Wales - Ogmore (National Assembly for Wales constituency)Ogmore (National Assembly for Wales constituency)Ogmore is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to seven...
, south Wales - Ogmore, Vale of GlamorganOgmore, Vale of GlamorganOgmore is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on the River Ogmore. It grew around the now ruined Ogmore Castle, built by the Normans.The village does not lie in the parliamentary constituency also called Ogmore, which lies further up the Ogmore River in Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taff...
, an ancient hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales - Ogmore ValeOgmore ValeOgmore Vale is a village in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales on the River Ogmore.The village's main source of income came from coal mining. Up until the year 1865, the Ogmore valley was a quiet, isolated, rural hill farming community of less than ten farms and a few cottages...
, a village in the County Borough of Bridgend, south Wales