Cefnpennar also known as Cefn Pennar is a small rural
hamlet
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north of the
coal mining
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town of
Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Mountain Ash ( cy, Aberpennar) is a town and former community in the Cynon Valley, within the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, with a population of 11,230 at the 2011 Census, estimated in 2019 at 11,339. It includes the districts and ...
, in
Wales
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. The village that has been in existence since at least 1870 is still part of the
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff Parish. It is approximately 1 mile from Mountain Ash town centre and buses run daily (every 30 minutes according to DirectTransport.co.uk 2013). It has a number of streets including: Blackberry Place, Cefnpennar Road, Greenfield Terrace, Llwynbedw, The Avenue & Toncoch Terrace .
Facilities
Cefnpennar has its own
golf course
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named: Mountain Ash Golf Club (Welsh: Clwb Golff Aberpennar) as well as a children's playground and near opposite of which are a pair of bottle recycling banks. Much of the housing in the area are two to three bedroomed properties.
The nearest schools are Glenboi Primary School in Fernhill (1.2 km), Caegarw Primary School (1.8 km) for primary education, and Mountain Ash Comprehensive school (1 km) for secondary education.
The nearest hospital is Ysbyty Cwm Cynon just over 1 km away......
The nearest train station is Fernhill just over 1 km away.
Cefnpennar benefits from the Cefnpennar & District Welfare Association which maintains a significant presence in the area.
Geography
The village is in the Cynon valley of the South Wales Valleys and as such the nearest river is the Cynon river with the Nant Pennar tributary running through the village. It is reported to be at least one mile above sea level
[TheEvilOne. (2010). Hello From Cefnpennar!!! . Available: http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/72374-hello-from-cefnpennar/. Last accessed 19 April 2013.] with low levels of light pollution.
It is surrounded on all sides by deciduous or mixed woodland.
External links
Cefnpennar & District Welfare AssociationWelsh Coal Mines - research the local pit historywww.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cefnpennar and surrounding area
References
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Populated places in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf