Nant-y-moel

Nant-y-moel or Nantymoel [nant ə mɔi̯l] (meaning "stream from the bare mountain") is a village and includes the formerly separate village of Pricetown[1] in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales on the River Ogmore, and is one of the constituent villages of the Ogmore Valley. It is bordered by the village of Wyndham to the south and by the Bwlch y Clawdd mountain to the north.

Nant-y-moel
Road junction in Nant-y-Moel.
Nant-y-moel is located in Bridgend
Nant-y-moel
Nant-y-moel
Location within Bridgend
Population2,344 (2011)
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIDGEND
Postcode districtCF32
Dialling code01656
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

History

As with the rest of the Ogmore Valley, it was mainly a farming community up until the middle of the 19th century when coal mining became widespread across South Wales.[2] The last coal mine (Wyndham/Western Colliery) closed in 1983, resulting in high unemployment at that time. Most residents today now travel to Bridgend or other larger towns for work.[3]

Politics

Nantymoel is the name of an electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council. Prior to 1996, Nantymoel was a ward to Ogwr Borough Council, electing one councillor.[4]

Transport

The A4061 road passes through the village and goes north over Bwlch y Clawdd where it links to Treorchy and the Rhondda Valley to the north and the A4107 that goes west. The Bwlch, and surrounding large hillsides, offers a far-reaching view of the surrounding countryside. On a clear day, it is possible to see South West England over the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Brecon Beacons mountain range to the north.[5]

Education

The primary school was one of the few in the whole valley that did not close in July 2003 and merge with the new Ogmore Primary School. It was refurbished in 2002 to combine with the nursery school that had previously closed.[6]

Notable people

References
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  2. "Ogmore Valley", Wikipedia, 8 August 2019, retrieved 26 August 2019
  3. "BBC - Wales - History - Themes - 20th century coal mining". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "Ogwr Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. "Brecon Beacons", Wikipedia, 26 June 2019, retrieved 26 August 2019
  6. "Nantymoel Primary School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. "Lynn Davies", Wikipedia, 16 August 2019, retrieved 26 August 2019
  8. "The work of John Forrester Clack". John Forrester Clack.
  9. "It Ain't Half Hot Mum actor dies aged 88". 19 January 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  10. "Windsor Davies", Wikipedia, 17 July 2019, retrieved 26 August 2019


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