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Ogmore Castle
Ogmore Castle Ogmore Castle near Bridgend town, Wales.

Bridgend

county borough, Wales, United Kingdom
Also known as: Pen-y-bont Ar Ogwr
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Bridgend, county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. Bridgend county borough extends from the mining valleys of Ogmore, Garw, and Llynfi in the north to the arable lowlands and an extensive coastline in the south. The town of Bridgend is the administrative centre of the county borough. Discoveries of Bronze Age and Iron Age artifacts have been made near the village of Merthyr Mawr, and the remains of many Norman castles give further...

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