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Porth is a small town in Glamorgan. At Porth the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys meet and the town calls itself the gateway to those valleys: the name "porth" means "gate". Porth grew around the coal mining industry during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries. Today the main internal economy of Porth is retail. The town is within the councli area of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Primary Name(s): Porth (Welsh)
Variant Name(s): Y Porth (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.612154,-3.406497
Grid Reference: ST 0270 9130
Community (Civil Parish): Porth C
Council Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf CA
Police Area: South Wales PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN36542
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Porth,_Glamorgan_36542
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3404200
Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Porth
Primary Name(s): Porth (Welsh)
Variant Name(s): Y Porth (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.612154,-3.406497
Grid Reference: ST 0270 9130
Community (Civil Parish): Porth C
Council Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf CA
Police Area: South Wales PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN36542
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Porth,_Glamorgan_36542 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3404200 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Porth