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Bookmark & shareBetween ex-industrial valleys, Bridgend has tradition to outshine poor planning.
Crumbling castles offer a glimpse into the druidic past of this once-bustling market town. Brigend, between Swansea and Cardiff, is now overrun by retail giants and housing estates and a new prison does nothing to dispel its scruffy image as an old neighbour of the coalfields.
Fast Facts
Population
39,400
Currency
Name: Pound Sterling
Code: GBP
Symbol: £
Electrical Plugs
240V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC 0
Country Dialing Code
+44
Weights & Measures
Metric
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