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Abercwmboi, Glamorgan

Abercwmboi is a village in the Cynon Valley of Glamorgan. Before 1905 the village was named Capcoch. The primary school and local pub / Inn still have the name. It is within the council area of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Capcoch
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.689994,-3.413769
Grid Reference: ST 0237 9997
Community (Civil Parish): Aberaman South C
Council Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf CA
Police Area: South Wales PA
Devolved Legislature:  Welsh Assembly (Senedd)

GBPN ID: 103
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Abercwmboi,_Glamorgan_103
 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4666838
 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Abercwmboi