Garth, Bridgend

Garth is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Garth is situated to the east of the town of Maesteg, and lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley. During the 19th century Garth was an industrial coal-mining village which contained its own colliery, the Garth Merthyr Colliery.

Garth
  • Welsh: Garth
Bridgend Road, Garth, 2008
Garth
Location within Bridgend
OS grid referenceSS865905
Community
  • Maesteg
Principal area
Preserved county
  • Mid Glamorgan
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMAESTEG
Postcode districtCF34
Dialling code01656
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Ogmore
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Ogmore
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