Heol-y-Cyw
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Heol-y-Cyw is a little village
in Bridgend County Borough, Wales
, located near Bridgend
, some twenty miles west of Cardiff
. The village, and its surroundings, has roughly 300 inhabitants.
, Anglican church, a primary school, working men club, and a pub.
The local rugby
club, Heol y Cyw RFC
celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005. As a part of the celebrations, a book recording the village and rugby club was published in 2005.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Bridgend County Borough, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, located near Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
, some twenty miles west of Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. The village, and its surroundings, has roughly 300 inhabitants.
Amenities
Heol-y-Cyw has one Nonconformist chapelChapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
, Anglican church, a primary school, working men club, and a pub.
The local rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club, Heol y Cyw RFC
Heol y Cyw RFC
Heol y Cyw Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in the Heol-y-Cyw, Wales. Heol y Cyw RFC are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.Heol-y-Cyw RFC were formed in 1906...
celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005. As a part of the celebrations, a book recording the village and rugby club was published in 2005.