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Pontycymer - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 51°36′43″N 3°35′02″W / 51.612°N 3.584°W

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Pontycymer
Pontycymer Location within Bridgend
Population	2,499 (ward.2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SS904915
Principal area	Bridgend
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRIDGEND
Postcode district	CF32 8
Dialling code	01656

Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Rhondda and Ogmore
List of places UK Wales Bridgend 51°36′43″N 3°35′02″W / 51.612°N 3.584°W / 51.612; -3.584

Pontycymer, also spelt Pontycymmer, is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the Garw Valley, in Bridgend County Borough, about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of Bridgend.

Its attractions include Bridgend Valleys Railway and many woodland trails through forestry and surrounding mountains.

Name

The name is Welsh: pont means "bridge" and cymer means "confluence", i.e. where two streams or rivers meet.

Older signs for the village use the spelling of Pontycymmer; as with many other place names in Wales a double "mm" was historically included as an Anglicised spelling, but the modern Welsh spelling uses a single "m". Recent signage and post office records have been changed to reflect the original Welsh spelling.

Description

At the southern (lower) end of the village, marking its boundary with Pantygog, the River Garw is joined from the east by the Nant Fforch Wen ("White Fork Stream"). This area is still known as "Braich y Cymmer", reflecting the historical spelling with "mm". At the northern (upper) end, towards its boundary with Blaengarw, the River Garw is joined by the Nant Gelli Wern ("Marsh Grove Stream") at Ffaldau, the village square.

Among those born in the village are the artist and journalist Molly Parkin (Molly Thomas), snooker player Ryan Day, Welsh rugby captain John Lloyd and Welsh rugby league player Ike Owens. Dr Dan Davies (physician to the king and chief advisor for the establishment of the NHS), Phylip Henry Rees (preacher and evangelist of the Gospel) and Wendy Phillips, ‘the cleaning lady who went to Hollywood’ who was the inspiration for all Sara Sugarman's films. It was also home to the author, neuroscientist, and stand-up comedian Dean Burnett.

Numerous locations in Pontycymer feature as the fictional village of Ogw in the film Very Annie Mary, as well as in scenes from six other short films by Sugarman.

The oldest street in the village is Railway Terrace, originally named "Milk Row".

Governance

Pontycymmer was formerly an electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council. It elected one county councillor. The ward was represented by the Labour Party, with the exception of 1999-2004 when Plaid Cymru were elected.^[2] Since 2022 Pontycymer has formed part of the three-member Garw Valley ward.^[3]

References

^ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^ "Bridgend County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

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v t e Bridgend County Borough
Bridgend County Borough Council
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