Map of Bridgend, United Kingdom

Bridgend is a city in Wales, United Kingdom, with a population of about 49,597. It lies at 51.5058°N, 3.5772°W. Bridgend is about 239 km (148 mi) west of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Coity, 2 km to the northeast.

Bridgend at a glance

Where is Bridgend?

• The 9th largest city in Wales on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 49 min on the shortest day to 16 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bridgend

• Coity — 2 km northeast
• Tonypandy — 15 km northeast
• Rhondda — 19 km northeast
• Briton Ferry — 22 km northwest
• Barry — 24 km southeast
• Neath — 24 km northwest
• Cardiff — 28 km east
• Swansea — 28 km northwest
• Merthyr Tydfil — 30 km northeast
• Newport — 41 km east

Largest cities in Wales

• Cardiff — 372,089
• Swansea — 300,352
• Newport — 161,506
• Rhondda — 69,506
• Wrexham — 65,692
• Buckley — 63,576
• Tonypandy — 62,545
• Barry — 54,673
• Llanelli — 49,591
• Cwmbran — 48,535

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.