St Brides Major (community)

St Brides Major Welsh: Sant-y-Brid
Coastal cliffs at Southerndown, St Brides Major
St Brides Major Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
Area	20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi) [1]
Population	1,940 [2]
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
East
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
List of places UK Wales Vale of Glamorgan 51°27′37″N 3°35′33″W / 51.4604°N 3.5925°W / 51.4604; -3.5925

St Brides Major (Welsh: Sant-y-Brid) is a community on the western edge of the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its largest settlement is the village of St Brides Major, and also includes the villages of Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, and the hamlets of Ogmore Village, Castle-upon-Alun, Heol-y-Mynydd, Norton and Pont-yr-Brown^[3] It is notable for coastal geology and scenery, limestone downlands and fossilised primitive mammals, sea cliffs and beaches, two Iron Age hillforts, three medieval castle sites, (one, Ogmore Castle, still extant), two stepping stone river crossings and a clapper bridge. Three long distance paths cross the community. It is the western limit of the Vale of Glamorgan Heritage Coast, and has a visitor centre and tourist facilities.