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Tonypandy, Glamorgan

Tonypandy is a town in Glamorgan, lying in the Rhondda Fawr valley. A former industrial coal mining town, the town was the scene of the 1910 Tonypandy riots. Mynydd Y Gelli is an Iron Age burial site on the mountain of the same name above Tonypandy. The town is within the council area of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.6213,-3.4547
Grid Reference: SS 9938 9238
Community (Civil Parish): Tonypandy C
Council Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf CA
Police Area: South Wales PA
Devolved Legislature:  Welsh Assembly (Senedd)

GBPN ID: 45196
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Tonypandy,_Glamorgan_45196

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