Nant-y-moel
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Nant-y-moel or Nantymoel (meaning "stream from the bare mountain") is a village and includes the formerly separate village of Pricetown 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.
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- village
- Official name
- Nant-y-moel
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Bridgend County Borough
- Population
- 2344
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- Road junction in Nant-y-Moel - geograph.org.uk - 934099.jpg
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- Nant-y-moel
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- Glamorgan
- P8168
- Ross Island
- P12749
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Nant-y-moel or Nantymoel (meaning "stream from the bare mountain") is a village and includes the formerly separate village of Pricetown 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.
==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. 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. Part of the former colliery site is home to Aberfields (known locally as The Planka), which hosts a number of community sports and leisure activities. Since 19 August 2023 Aberfields has hosted a free, weekly 5 km parkrun.
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