County Borough of Bridgend, Wales Genealogy

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County Borough of Bridgend

Guide to County Borough of Bridgend, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Background

The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganisation of local government in Wales. The county borough was previously part of the former County of Mid Glamorgan and, before that, the former historic county of Glamorgan which was abolished in 1974.

The headquarters of the authority are in the town of Bridgend.

County Borough of Bridgend - 1996

County Borough of Bridgend

The County Borough of Bridgend (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Penybont ar Ogwr) is a Unitary Authority centred on the town of Bridgendin Wales.

Parishes

See Communities in Bridgend

• Interactive map of Bridgend Parishes.

Online Records

• 1678-2001 Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Register Office

Register Office
Tŷ'r Ardd
Sunnyside
BRIDGEND
CF31 4AR
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Archive

The county borough forms part of the Glamorgan Archives in Cardiff.

Family History

• Glamorgan FHS