St Bride's Minor is a semi-rural community on the northern edge of Bridgend in south Wales, lying within the Wales Valleys-to-coast fringe. It combines small villages, pockets of farmland and suburban housing and sits within easy commuting distance of the town centre and larger cities, so many residents work locally or travel to Cardiff and beyond.
The area has a quiet, village feel shaped by a nineteenth- and twentieth-century industrial past - particularly coal and related trades - and by a historic church dedication to St Bride that gives the community its name. Today it’s known for local amenities, community groups and accessible green spaces beside waterways such as the River Ogmore, which provide popular walking and cycling routes and a reminder of the parish’s rural roots.
Postcode districts covering St. Bride's Minor
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 16.8 miles
- Swansea 17.5 miles
- Tonypandy 6.6 miles
- Barry 16.3 miles
- Bridgend 2.4 miles
- Cwmbran Central 24 miles
- Cwmbrân 23.9 miles
- Neath 13.8 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 16.1 miles
- Coity Higher 1.5 miles
- Pontypool 24.9 miles
- Briton Ferry 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre Ward 0.3 miles
- Sarn, Tondu and Bryncethin Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Ynysawdre Parish 1.1 miles
- Coity Higher Parish 1.5 miles
- Pen-y-fai Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Newcastle Higher Parish 1.8 miles
- Bettws Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Llangeinor Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Blackmill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Heol-y-Cyw Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bridgend Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bridgend Central Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in St. Bride's Minor
CF32 9YA, CF32 9UJ, CF32 9TN, CF32 9GF, CF32 9LR, CF32 9PT, CF32 9RX, CF32 9XX, CF32 9LQ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 14 miles
- Bristol Airport 38 miles
- Sarn Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Tondu Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels in St. Bride's Minor Ad
Schools in St. Bride's Minor
- Bryncethin Primary Primary
- Ysgol Bryn Castell Special
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 3.9 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 6.7 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 7.3 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 9 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 10 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.7 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 10.9 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 13 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 13.1 miles
- Barry Harbour Harbour 16 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 16.4 miles