Western entrance to Bedford Park near Kenfig Hill

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Western entrance to Bedford Park near Kenfig Hill

Image: © Jaggery Taken: 29 Nov 2012

The fencing is intended to stop motorbikes accessing the park. A small sign on the right shows NO MOTORBIKES ALLOWED and the same message in Welsh. Bedford Park, also known as Waun Cimla, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It contains the former Cefn Cribwr Ironworks and c40 acres of woodlands and meadows. The park is named after ironmaster John Bedford (1727-1791) who arrived in this area from the English Midlands in the early 1770s. Bedford bought 80 acres of land hereabouts with the plan of establishing an ironworks, (with blast furnace and forge) and the collieries, brickworks and stone quarries needed to support it.

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Image Location

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51.536933
Longitude
-3.67276