Cefn Rhigos (name meaning '(the) ridge (at) Rhigos') is a

hamlet (place) A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

to the west of the village of

Rhigos Rhigos () is a small village on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley. It was part of the old Neath Rural district Council under Glamorgan until 1974. The village then came under the jurisdiction of The Cynon ...

, Wales. Despite being eight miles from the town centre, for postal purposes it comes under Aberdare. It is the most westerly named settlement of the

Cynon Valley Cynon Valley () is a former coal mining valley in Wales. Cynon Valley lies between Rhondda and the Merthyr Valley and takes its name from the River Cynon. Aberdare is located in the north of the valley and Mountain Ash is in the south of th ...

. The border with The Vale of Neath lies a few hundred yards to the west.

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cefn Rhigos and surrounding area
Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf {{Rhondda-Cynon-Taff-geo-stub