Blackmill ( Welsh: Melin Ifan Ddu) is a small village within Bridgend County Borough Council, in south Wales. It is located at the confluence of the Ogwr Fach and Ogmore rivers, to the north-east of Bridgend town. [1]
It is sited within the community (parish) of Ogmore Valley. [2] The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,493. [3]
The settlement was the site of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel which was built in 1885, although as of 2005 the building was no longer in use as a church and was due to be converted to housing. [4] In 1915 a new church (All Saints) was opened in the community. [5]
References
- ^ "Blackmill (Ordnance Survey)". Bing Maps. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Blackmill: Bridgend". Explore Britain. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Gareth Hicks (10 July 2008). "Llandyfodwg: Chapels database". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Timeline:Before 1920..." Ogmore Valley Local History & Heritage Society. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
51°34′11″N 3°32′21″W / 51.5697°N 3.5393°W
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Blackmill ( Welsh: Melin Ifan Ddu) is a small village within Bridgend County Borough Council, in south Wales. It is located at the confluence of the Ogwr Fach and Ogmore rivers, to the north-east of Bridgend town. [1]
It is sited within the community (parish) of Ogmore Valley. [2] The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,493. [3]
The settlement was the site of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel which was built in 1885, although as of 2005 the building was no longer in use as a church and was due to be converted to housing. [4] In 1915 a new church (All Saints) was opened in the community. [5]
References
- ^ "Blackmill (Ordnance Survey)". Bing Maps. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Blackmill: Bridgend". Explore Britain. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Gareth Hicks (10 July 2008). "Llandyfodwg: Chapels database". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Timeline:Before 1920..." Ogmore Valley Local History & Heritage Society. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
51°34′11″N 3°32′21″W / 51.5697°N 3.5393°W
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