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12-410: Oldcastle may refer to: Places [ edit ] Oldcastle, Bridgend , Wales, a ward Oldcastle, Cheshire , England, a parish Oldcastle, County Meath , Ireland, a town Oldcastle, Monmouthshire , Wales, a village Oldcastle, Ontario , Canada, an unincorporated community People with the surname [ edit ] Sir John Oldcastle ,

24-537: A new building called the Civic Offices on Angel Street in Bridgend, on the banks of the river which gave the district its name. Following the council's abolition in 1996 the Civic Offices became the headquarters for the new Bridgend County Borough Council . 51°30′31″N 3°34′42″W  /  51.5087°N 3.5782°W  / 51.5087; -3.5782 This Bridgend County Borough location article

36-500: A supporter of the Lollards in the 15th century Sir John Oldcastle , a play about him Other uses [ edit ] Oldcastle Revolt , a revolt led by John Oldcastle See also [ edit ] Old Castle (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Oldcastle . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

48-524: Is located immediately south of Bridgend town centre. The area is bordered to the west by the River Ogmore . Oldcastle originally spread along Nolton Street and Cowbridge Road (and was also known as Nolton). The Oldcastle name is believed to refer to Nolton Castle (rather than the nearby Newcastle Castle ), whose remains were recorded in the 16th-century on the southeast of a bend in the River Ogmore. With

60-498: The urban districts of Bridgend , Maesteg , Ogmore and Garw and Porthcawl , along with Penybont Rural District from the administrative county of Glamorgan . The district took its name from the Welsh name of the main river through the district, the River Ogmore ( Welsh : Afon Ogwr ). In 1996 most of Ogwr became part of Bridgend County Borough , with the Vale of Glamorgan taking

72-461: The 'new' castle dating from at least 1106, the 'old' castle is presumed to have been in existence before 1100 and would have been an earth and timber structure. The modern area also includes the Bridgend campus of Bridgend College . The Oldcastle electoral ward extends south to include the areas of Whiterock and Hernston. The ward is bounded by the River Ewenny (and the Vale of Glamorgan ) to

84-435: The communities of Wick , St Brides Major and Ewenny . Ogwr Borough Council was a second tier district council of Mid Glamorgan . County councillors were elected from the borough to Mid Glamorgan County Council . The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1996

96-508: The council for voting against a merger proposal with the Vale of Glamorgan Council . 51°30′11″N 3°34′30″W  /  51.503°N 3.575°W  / 51.503; -3.575 Ogwr Borough Council The Borough of Ogwr was one of six districts of Mid Glamorgan in Wales , which existed from 1974 to 1996. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from

108-471: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oldcastle&oldid=1190944089 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Oldcastle, Bridgend Oldcastle

120-418: The south, The Rhiw, Brackla Street and Pen-y-Banc in the north, coterminous with the boundaries of Bridgend town to the east and west. According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 4,799 (with 3,930 aged 18 or over). Oldcastle is one of three wards to Bridgend Town Council (with Morfa and Newcastle ), electing up to six of the nineteen Bridgend town councillors. Prior to 1996 Oldcastle

132-546: Was a ward to Ogwr Borough Council , electing two ( Conservative ) councillors. Oldcastle is also a county ward to Bridgend County Borough Council , electing two county councillors. Since the 1995 elections the ward has generally been represented by the Labour Party , though had Liberal Democrat representation between 2004 and 2012. In February 2015 the Oldcastle (Labour) councillors were two of six councillors suspended from

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144-560: Was held by the following parties: Ogwr Borough Council comprised 58 councillors at its first elections in 1973, elected from 25 wards. The final full elections were in May 1991 . When the council was created in 1974 it was initially based at new offices called the Municipal Buildings, which had been built as part of The Rhiw shopping centre on Queen Street in Bridgend . In 1986 it moved to

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