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Population
  
4,046 (2011)

Community
  
Newcastle Higher

Country
  
Wales

Dialling code
  
01656

Post town
  
Bridgend County Borough

OS grid reference
  
SS897801

Principal area
  
Bridgend

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Ceremonial county
  
Mid Glamorgan

UK parliament constituency
  
Bridgend

Newcastle Higher

Newcastle Higher is a community in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. Located north west of Bridgend town centre it is made up of the townships of Pen-y-fai and Aberkenfig. The community is home to several notable buildings, including the Pen-y-fai Hospital (the former Glamorganshire Lunatic Asylum), Court Coleman, All Saints Church, the Brewery Field and Newcastle, a ruinous Norman castle. At the 2001 census, the community's population was 3,695, increasing to 4,046 at the 2011 Census.

Map of Newcastle Higher, UK

References

Newcastle Higher Wikipedia