- Bettws, Bridgend
infobox UK place
country = Wales
welsh_name=Betws
constituency_welsh_assembly=Bridgend
latitude= 51.569
longitude= -03.589
official_name= Bettws
unitary_wales=Bridgend
lieutenancy_wales=Mid Glamorgan
constituency_westminster=
post_town= BRIDGEND
postcode_district = CF32 8
postcode_area= CF
dial_code=01656
os_grid_reference= SS899867
population= 2,400 :"This article is about the place inBridgend . For other places called Betws or Bettws seeBettws ."Bettws is a small ex-mining and farming
village in theSouth Wales Valleys in thecounty borough of Bridgend,Wales . Also spelled 'Betws' and is pronounced 'Bet-uws' (IPAEng|ˈbɛtuːs).The
population of Betws is approx. 2,400 according to The Betws LIFE Centre.Bryngarw Country Park is only approx onemile from the village with a footpath leading from Bettws.The village is about 3 miles away from Junction 36 on the
M4 Motorway .Schools
Almost all children aged 3-11 attend Betws Primary School which is currently headed by Mrs. Colette Aston. When Pupils complete Key Stage Two, 91% of students attend Ynysawdre School where as a minority attend either Ogmore School, Brynteg Comprehensive, Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari or Brynteg School.
Recent Deaths
Since May 2008, 4 people have commited suicide by Hanging themselves. They were:Sean Rees, 19 of Heol GlannantNeil 'Norman' Owen, 20 of Heol GlannantCarwyn Jones, 26 of Heol GlannantRhys 'Betty' Davies, 23 of Maes Glas.
Most noted was the sudden death of Sophie Harris, 16 of Heol Bradford. She was killed in a freak train accident when one of her friends trew her mobile phone on the track and Sophie went to get it but didnt get of the tracks in time as the train hit her.
Drug Problems
Dont go to Eastside Stores. They are drug dealers and they will offer you heroin!
External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3081926 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Bettws and surrounding area]
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