Blaengarw is the uppermost village in the river valley (Cwm Garw) of the River Garw, in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. In the English language...
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river") runs for about 12 miles from its source in the hills north of Blaengarw to the confluence with the River Ogmore and the River Llynfi at Aberkenfig...
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Blaengarw railway station served the village of Blaengarw, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1902 to 1953 on the Garw Valley Railway...
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Blaengarw Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Sorrel Dendy 270 52.2 New Labour Gareth Andrews 247 47.8 52.2 Majority 23 4.4 N/A Independent gain from...
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the Rhondda Valley, Swansea and Caldicot. Polly and Iwan's house was in Blaengarw. Hospital scenes were filmed in Cefn Coed Hospital, Kallbridge Developments'...
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southern end, which is unclassified. A4063 Bridgend Cymmer A4064 Sarn Blaengarw A4065 Tondu Brynmenyn A4066 St Clears Pendine Via Llanmiloe and Laugharne...
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reasons for Evans's departure in 1947 to the much smaller church at Nebo, Blaengarw where he remained for seven years before retiring to North Wales. The...
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(Gŵyr & rhosydd)). He later found work in Tredegar, Dowlais Ironworks, Blaengarw, and Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, where he spent 20 years. He returned...
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Penybont. 1983–2010: The Borough of Ogwr wards of Bettws, Blackmill, Blaengarw, Caerau, Llangeinor, Llangynwyd, Maesteg East, Maesteg West, Nantyffyllon...
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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")...
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that it built a third railway originating from Tondu, from Brynmenyn to Blaengarw. The Garw Valley Line opened on 25 October 1876. Within 10 years of opening...
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appointed as the full-time secretary-representative of the miners at Blaengarw. In 1926 during the General Strike as part of his job as a miners agent...
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Llynvi and Ogmore Railway (section Blaengarw)
Railway promoted a further branch line to serve the central valley at Blaengarw. It was 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) long from Brynmenin Junction, a short distance...
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Sarn, Ynysawdre, St Bride's Minor, Pontycymer, Llangeinor, Garw Valley, Blaengarw, Blackmill, Bettws, Aberkenfig VALE OF GLAMORGAN: St Brides Major Bridgend...
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September 1938) was a Welsh international rugby union player. Born in Blaengarw near Bridgend, James was a tighthead prop and won his solitary Wales cap...
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encompasses the valley of the River Garw. The community includes the village of Blaengarw at the head of the valley, followed by Pontycymer and Llangeinor on the...
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big away defeats at Mumbles 26-60, Tumble 3-29, Aberystwyth 5-55 and Blaengarw 6-45. This left Ystalyfera at the lower end of the league table at the...
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unhappy. Shot by the BBC, the show was principally filmed on location in Blaengarw in rural Wales. Only a small amount of Welsh was spoken in the series:...
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Garw valley. Following the merger of the two pits workers entering at Blaengarw had a 1–2 mile walk underground due to the closure of the access shaft...
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Schoolboys, and Glamorgan County RFC, and at club level for Blaengarw RFC (in Blaengarw, Bridgend), and Bridgend RFC, and representative level rugby...
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(2002-2005) Lloyds TSB (2005-2008) Asda (2008-2015) SWALEC Banwen RFC Blaengarw RFC Bryncethin RFC Cefn Cribwr RFC Cwmgwrach RFC Hirwaun RFC Ogmore Vale...
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Blaengarw 1991 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Williams 443 46.4 Independent D. Mordecai 385 40.4 Independent R. Smiles 126 13.2...
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Glyncorrwg to the northwest; Treherbert of Rhondda Cynon Taff to the east; Blaengarw of Bridgend county borough to the south; and Cymmer to the west. The northern...
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(to passengers) December 1960 (to all traffic) Tondu to Blaengarw line GWR? Tondu to Blaengarw (via Brynmenyn, Pontyrhyl and Pontycymmer) Closed in 1955...
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Blaengarw 1995 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour (Ms) L. Davies 490 69.3 Independent R. Miles 217 30.7...
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Bridgend County Borough, from 1999 to 2022: Aberkenfig Bettws Blackmill Blaengarw Brackla Bryncethin Bryncoch Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr Caerau...
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Alf Davies (category People from Blaengarw)
Davies (1896 or 1897 – 29 August 1951) was a Welsh trade unionist. Born in Blaengarw in Glamorgan, Davies began working as a coal miner, and joined the South...
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Lyn Davies (rugby union) (category People from Blaengarw)
2004) was a Welsh international rugby union player. Davies was born in Blaengarw and worked as a colliery worker. A bulky three-quarter, Davies was nicknamed...
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Billy Rees (category People from Blaengarw)
footballer and Wales international. Rees was born in Pwllcarn Terrace, Blaengarw. He had been working as a coal miner while playing amateur football for...
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Canning Town and Ilford. She was evacuated from London to Ipswich and later Blaengarw, Wales, during Operation Pied Piper in 1939–1940. She joined the Women's...
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