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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.
Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Y Porth
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: 36542
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Porth,_Glamorgan_36542
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Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Y Porth
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: 36542
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Porth,_Glamorgan_36542
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