- Pyle
Pyle ( _cy. Y Pîl) is a village in Bridgend county borough,
south Wales .Pyle railway station is on theLondon - South Wales main line.This large village is served by the
A48 road , and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of theM4 motorway , and is therefore only a half-hour journey from thecapital city ofWales ,Cardiff ; in fact it lies approximately equidistant between the capital (Cardiff) and the second city (Swansea ).The nearest town is the seaside resort of
Porthcawl . Pyle contains amedieval parish church whose walls are said to contain stones from the ancient borough ofKenfig which was abandoned after being buried in sandstorms.Pyle was made a community in 2002, when the
Cynffig community was split into two parts (the other beingCornelly ), following a recommendation of theLocal Government Boundary Commission for Wales .[See: [http://www.lgbc-wales.gov.uk/Community/Cynffig/LGBCW%20Cynffig.pdf Boundary commission for Wales] ] [See: [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/wales/wsi2002/20021129e.htm Welsh Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 1129 (W.117): The Bridgend (Cynffig, Cornelly and Pyle Communities) (Electoral Changes) Order 2002] ]
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* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2767436 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pyle and surrounding area]
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