Ynysawdre
| Ynysawdre | |
| Glamorgan | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS900845 |
| Location: | 51°32’50"N, 3°35’20"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,367 |
| Post town: | Bridgend |
| Postcode: | CF32 |
| Dialling code: | 01656 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bridgend |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bridgend |
Ynysawdre is a community in Glamorgan, located to the north of Bridgend. It comprises the two villages of Tondu and Brynmenyn and forms part of the ancient parish of St Brides Minor. At the 2001 census, the population of the community was 3,698,[1] reducing to 3,367 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Buildings of note
The community of Ynysawdre is home to several notable buildings. Tondu Ironworks is an important ruminant of Britain’s industrial heritage. Built in 1820 by Sir Robert Price, the ironworks, although derelict, still survive as a series of large roofless stone buildings. Structures surviving include the charging bank, the blast-engine house, a range of seven iron ore calcining kilns, each 62ft by 32ft in size, and over a hundred beehive-shaped coking kilns. The calcining and coking kilns are rare surviving examples of the thousands of kilns once found throughout Britain.[3]
Other notable remains from the area's industrial past include Aberkenfig Railway Bridge and Glan-Rhyd Railway Viaduct, two horse-drawn railway bridges, both built in the 1920s.
Sport
Ynysawdre is the location of Pandy Park, home of Tondu RFC. Pandy Park houses numerous football and rugby pitches. Ynysawdre Pool and Fitness Centre is located on Heol-Yr-Ysgol, one of the main roads.
References
- ↑ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines et al., eds (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". http://www.ukcensusdata.com/ynysawdre-w05000631#sthash.cyBcsMDz.dpbs. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ Newman, John (1995). Glamorgan. London: Penguin Group. pp. 627-629. ISBN 0140710566.
