Bridgend

town in Bridgend County Borough, Wales
Place town Q6497774
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Bridgend

Summary

Bridgend is a town[1]. Bridgend has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bridgend is located in Bridgend County Borough[3].
  • Bridgend is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bridgend's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Bridgend's instance of is recorded as market town[6].
  • Bridgend's Commons category is recorded as Bridgend[7].
  • Bridgend's local dialing code is recorded as 01656[8].
  • Bridgend's OS grid reference is recorded as SS905805[9].
  • Bridgend's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5072, 'lon': -3.5784}[10].
  • Bridgend's authority is recorded as Bridgend Town Council[11].
  • Bridgend's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bridgend[12].
  • Bridgend's topic's main category is recorded as Q42300537[13].
  • Bridgend has a population of {'amount': '+49404'}[14].
  • Bridgend's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Bridgend's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[16].
  • Bridgend's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bridgend'}[17].
  • Bridgend's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr'}[18].
  • Bridgend's category for people born here is recorded as Q13335194[19].
  • Bridgend's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Bridgend[20].
  • Bridgend's different from is recorded as Bridgend County Borough[21].
  • Bridgend's historic county is recorded as Glamorgan[22].

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Geography

Bridgend is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Bridgend is located in Bridgend County Borough[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bridgend has a population of {'amount': '+49404'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5] and market town[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bridgend include Bridgend railway station[23], a railway station[24], in United Kingdom[25].

Why It Matters

Bridgend has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Entities named for Bridgend include Bridgend railway station[23], a railway station[24], in United Kingdom[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . United Kingdom Census 2011. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . List of Standardised Welsh Place-names. comisiynyddygymraeg.cymru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . List of Standardised Welsh Place-names. comisiynyddygymraeg.cymru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · DankJae · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Bridgend, Q42300537
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q8311283]]"
  2. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.5072, 'lon': -3.5784}
    Historic county Glamorgan
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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