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Garw Valley
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 Location of Garw Valley within Bridgend County Borough | |
 A4064 road running through Llangeinor | |
| Population | 7,784 (2011) [1] |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGEND |
| Postcode district | CF32 |
| Dialling code | 01656 |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Garw Valley (Welsh: Cwm Garw) is a community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. As the name suggests, it follows and 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 river, with Bettws between the Garw and the Llynfi in the south.[2] Garw Valley is bordered to the west by Maesteg, Llangynwyd Middle and Llangynwyd Lower; to the east by Ogmore Valley and to the south by Ynysawdre and St Bride's Minor.[2]
Attractions include the Garw Valley Railway, a four and half mile narrow gauge steam railway, which volunteers began re-laying in 2016. Regular passenger rail services had previously ceased in the valley in 1953, though occasional "enthusiasts' trains" used the line in 1996 and 1997.[3][4]
- ^ "Garw Valley - Community in Wales". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 346. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "History Garwvalleyrailway". Garw Valley Railway. Retrieved 13 October 2021.