Llangynwyd Lower 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 ...
in
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. It ...
, south
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. It is located to the north west 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 ...
and contains the village of
Coytrahen. At the 2001 census, the population of the community was 467,
reducing to 440 at the 2011 Census.
The community is the southern part of the old parish of Llangynwyd, and was created by government reorganization in 1974. The majority of Llangynwyd Lower is made up of hilly farmland and is sparsely populated. The western border of the community is a woodland valley, while the eastern border roughly follows the
River Llynfi
The River Llynfi, cy, Afon Llynfi, is one of three main tributaries of the River Ogmore ( cy, Afon Ogwr).
It runs for around 10 miles from its source north of Maesteg and flows generally southwards through the Llynfi Valley to the confluence w ...
and the
A4063 road
The A4063 links the town of Bridgend with Cymer in Wales.
Settlements on route
Settlements served by the route include:
*Bridgend
*Wild Mill
* Pen-y-fai
* Sarn
*Aberkenfig
*Tondu
* Coytrahen
*Llangynwyd
* Cwmfelin
*Maesteg
* Nantyffyllon
* Dyf ...
.
Buildings of note
To the west of the community on the slopes of Mynydd Ty-talwyn, are the remains of several medieval house platforms.
Coytrahen House
is an 18th and 19th century landscaped park containing a once elegant three-storey country house. The house and gardens were built during the ownership of John Popkin, but during the industrialisation of the area the western edge of the park was opened up to the
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
.
The track of the original 1828
Maesteg to Porthcawl Tramway runs through the area, on the hillside, west of the present rail line.
At the community's northern border is the farm of Cefn Ydfa, the home of
Ann Maddocks
Ann Maddocks (born Thomas, 1704–1727) was a Welsh maid who according to tradition was forced to marry against her wishes and died pining for her true love. She is also known by the poetic name, The Maid of Cefn Ydfa.
Ann Thomas was born in 1704 ...
.
References
External links
Map showing the community boundaries of Llangynwyd Lower History of Llangynwyd Parish (1887), Thomas Christopher Evans
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Communities in Bridgend County Borough