Ynysawdre
Encyclopedia
Ynysawdre is a small community
located to the east of Aberkenfig
in Wales
, comprising the two villages of Tondu
and Brynmenyn. It also should be noted that the name Ynysawdre is usually used for a small section of Tondu.
The community was also home to Archbishop Mcgrath Catholic Comprehensive School until mid 2011, when it relocated to a new building in Brackla
. The school served the entire county borough.
Ynysawdre is also home to Brynmenyn Primary School, a small school with its own nursery. Tondu primary school is located in the village of Aberkenfig.
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
located to the east of Aberkenfig
Aberkenfig
Aberkenfig Aberkenfig Aberkenfig (Welsh Abercynffig, meaning mouth of the Kenfig (stream) is a village of around 2,000 people located in the County Borough of Bridgend, Wales to the north of Bridgend town.-Location:...
in 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...
, comprising the two villages of Tondu
Tondu
Tondu is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located about north of the town of Bridgend.Tondu lies on the A4063 from Bridgend to Maesteg, and was established in the late 18th century as a coal mining village servicing the Parc Slip Colliery...
and Brynmenyn. It also should be noted that the name Ynysawdre is usually used for a small section of Tondu.
Education
Ynysawdre is home to Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen, a large English-medium comprehensive school which serves the Garw and Ogmore valleys. Y Dderwen was formally the two schools of Ynysawdre School and Ogmore School, however Ogmore School was based in the local village of Bryncethin. Y Dderwen's new building will be open in 2013, until then the school shall operate on a split site basis.The community was also home to Archbishop Mcgrath Catholic Comprehensive School until mid 2011, when it relocated to a new building in Brackla
Brackla
Brackla is a large housing estate in the east of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Mid Glamorgan, Wales. It has a population of 10,113, making up nearly a quarter of Bridgend's population alone.-History:...
. The school served the entire county borough.
Ynysawdre is also home to Brynmenyn Primary School, a small school with its own nursery. Tondu primary school is located in the village of Aberkenfig.