Coity Higher is a

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

Bridgend County Borough Bridgend County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. I ...

, south

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. It contains the north western suburbs of

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge ...

which includes the villages of Litchard and

Coity Coity is a village in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales, part of Bridgend town urban area. Coity is part of the community of Coity Higher and is notable for being home to Coity Castle, one of the best preserved castles in Glamorgan. Other bui ...

. The southern boundary of the community adjoins the community of

Brackla Brackla ( cy, Bracla) is a large housing estate and community in the east of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Along with the communities of Bridgend and Coychurch Lower, it makes up the town of Bridgend. At the 2001 census the commun ...

, while the northern border is defined by the M4 motorway. Notable buildings and landmarks within the community include

Coity Castle Coity Castle ( cy, Castell Coety) in Glamorgan, Wales, is a Norman castle built by Sir Payn "the Demon" de Turberville (fl. 1126), one of the legendary Twelve Knights of Glamorgan supposed to have conquered Glamorgan under the leadership of R ...

, Parc Prison, the 14th century Church of St Mary, Pendre Hospital, Ty Mawr House and a burial chamber. At the 2001 census, the community's population was 835, being re-measured at 6,078 t the 2011 Census.

Scheduled Monuments

There are six

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s in the Coity Higher Community:- ;Coity Burial Chamber: A Chambered tomb, (Location: SS926819.) The ruins of a

Neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ...

chambered tomb, with four large stone slabs. ;Pant-y-Pyllau Enclosure: A

Prehistoric Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...

Earthwork. (Location: SS927824). A banked enclosure with external ditches. Parts have been destroyed by farm buildings and tracks. ;

: A property in the care of Cadw (Location: , SS923814). A circular castle with 3-storey keep. It had fallen into ruin by the 18th century. ;Derwen Moated Site: (Location: SS914824). A medieval moat, possibly in the former parkland of Coity Castle, with no visible trace of habitation. ;Angleton Iron Works: An Industrial monument (Location: SS904820). Built by Robert Sydney in 1589, it was the only pre-1700 ironworks in Glamorgan. Sandstone slabs are the standing remains, part buried by the railway embankment. ;

Cefn Hirgoed Cefn Hirgoed is a ridge in Bridgend county borough in South Wales. The ridge extends for about 5 km east from the village of Sarn just north of Bridgend to Pen-prysg north of Pencoed. At the point where it reaches its highest elevation o ...

Rabbit Warren: (Location: , SS916828), On the boundary with

St Bride's Minor St Bride's Minor is a community in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. Located north of Bridgend town it is made up of Sarn, a large housing estate, and the villages of Bryncethin and Abergarw. The southern border of the community is defined b ...

community, the three pillow mounds are from a medieval warren built to house rabbits. They are now alongside the M4, near Sarn Park Services.

Governance

Coity Higher was an

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Ogwr Borough Council The Borough of Ogwr was one of six districts of Mid Glamorgan in Wales, which existed from 1974 to 1996. History It was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from the urban districts of Bridgend, Maesteg, Ogmore and Garw and Porthcawl, a ...

from 1973 until 1996, electing two councillors. At the 1995 elections to the new

Bridgend County Borough Council Bridgend County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is the governing body for Bridgend County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. History Bridgend County Borough and Bridgend County Borough Council came ...

it elected two

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councillors. Since 1999 the community has been divided into three wards,

, Litchard and Pendre, which each elect one councillor. Since the 2017 elections Coity has been represented by independent councillor Amanda Williams, Litchard by Conservative Sadie Vidal and Pendre by Labour councillor Richard Young. From the local elections in May 2022 Coity Higher once again became a BCBC ward, coterminous with the Coity Higher community, represented by 3 councillors. Coity Higher is also represented by Coity Higher Community Council. The community council has 11 members representing the three wards of Coity, Litchard and Pendr

Notes

External links

Map showing the community boundaries of Coity Higher
{{Bridgend Bridgend Communities in Bridgend County Borough Wards of Bridgend County Borough