Bridgend (English pronunciation: /brᵻˈdʒɛnd/; Welsh:Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, meaning "the head of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, 18-mile (29 km) west of the capital Cardiff and 20-mile (32 km) east of Swansea. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore, but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town.