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Town and community in Wales
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Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English translation of Maesteg is 'fair field'.
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JD Wetherspoons pub.
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Traditional.
Fish and chips takeaway.
This pub comprises the Sawyer’s Arms and the adjacent betting shop, part of what was the New Theatre’s foyer. It also includes the area at the rear, occupied by the now-demolished auditorium. The New Theatre opened in 1914, with the musical Wait and See, but was soon showing films. It became a bingo hall in the early 1960s and closed in the 1990s. A distinctive stone façade extends across the front of the Sawyer’s Arms and the theatre. The public house is a long-time feature of Commercial Street and ‘a building of local importance’.
Largest supermarket in Maesteg.
Bank with two cashpoints outside.
Pharmacy.
By train
There is one train station in the centre of town, Maesteg train station is within a 2-minute walk of the town centre. The station is unstaffed.
By car
Maesteg is best accessed by car from Junctions 35 and 36 of the M4 motorway and then going north using the A4063.
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