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Welcome to the town of Bridgend
Alongside the A473 Bryntirion Hill at the western edge of the town of Bridgend.
With a population of c40,000 Bridgend is the largest town in Bridgend County Borough.
It has about twice the population of the two next biggest, Maesteg and Porthcawl.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 24 Dec 2014
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Junction of A473 & B4622
Sometimes suffers from long queues (at the end of school day especially).
Image: © Steve Barnes
Taken: 16 Jun 2019
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Bilingual street name sign in Bridgend
The sign on the right shows Bryngolau (in Welsh), and Bright Hill.
The names are equivalents, which is not always the case, such as here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4191428 in Caerphilly.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 24 Dec 2014
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Major crossroads in the west of Bridgend
The A473 Bryntirion Hill (left to right, west to east) is intersected by
Bryngolau (Bright Hill) to the north (ahead) and the B4622 on the camera side.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 24 Dec 2014
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Old Milestone by the A473, Bryntirion Hill, Bridgend parish
Glamorgan Gothic by the A473 (was A48), in parish of Bridgend (Bridgend County Borough District), Bryntirion Hill, 100m East of junction with the B4622, against wall.
Inscription reads:-
: TO / BRIDGEND / 1 : : BRIDGEND DISTRICT : : TO / PYLE / 5 : : LONDON / 178 : : NEWCASTLE PARISH :
Surveyed
Milestone Society National ID: GLA_178BEPY01
Image: © Milestone Society
Taken: Unknown
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Bryngolau electricity substation, Bridgend
The identifier on the Western Power Distribution electricity substation on
the east side of Bryngolau (Bright Hill in English) is BRYNGOLAU S/S BRIDGEND 564016.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 24 Dec 2014
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Cycle path past a Bryntirion Hill bus shelter in Bridgend
According to the blue sign, cyclists should go on the right side of the bus shelter,
walkers on the left (road) side. I wonder how many walkers do so...
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 24 Dec 2014
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Bryntirion Post Office
Is also a small convenience store so even open on Sunday
Image: © Steve Barnes
Taken: 16 Jun 2019
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Bryntirion Post Office, Bridgend
In a Londis shop on the west side of Bright Hill (Bryngolau in Welsh).
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 24 Dec 2014
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Bryntirion Post Office
Post Office and general store, Bryntirion.
Image: © Alan Hughes
Taken: 10 Feb 2016
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