Hawthorn ( cy, Y Ddraenen Wen) is a village and electoral ward within the community of the town of

Pontypridd () ( colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ( Rhydfelen), Trallwng ( Trallwn) and Treforest (). ...

in the County Borough of

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, located 10 miles north west of

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, the

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. Historically this fell within the parish of Eglwysilan within Mid Glamorgan. The village is home to a

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(Hawthorn inn), a few shops, a

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, a leisure centre, a public swimming pool and Hawthorn High School.

Electoral ward

Hawthorn also forms an electoral ward comprising the settlements of Lower

Rhydyfelin Rhydyfelin (, ''Mill Ford'') is a large village (originally known as Rhydfelen) and part of the community of Pontypridd Town, about two miles to its south east of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is on the eastern ban ...

and

Upper Boat Upper Boat ( cy, Glan-Bad) is a village on the southernmost outskirts of the town of Pontypridd, within the electoral ward of Hawthorn, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and comprises part of the Treforest Industrial Estate. Historically part of Glamorga ...

. It elects a county councillor to sit on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, with Martin Fidler Jones elected in 2017 for Labour. Initial proposals for a 2018 review of electoral arrangements by RCT Council as part of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales review into electoral arrangements for RCT Council would see the existing Hawthorn ward reduced in size with a new ward created from elements of the neighbouring Rhydfelen Central ward which would equally be reduced in size - creating 3 wards on the footprint of the existing two. The proposals are under consideration by Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, along with submissions from the public. Any chances would take effect from the 2022 council elections. For elections to

Pontypridd Town Council () (Colloquialism, colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Glamorgan, Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ...

it is divided into two wards, Hawthorn and Rhydefelin Lower, electing three town councillors.Rhydefelin Lower Ward
Pontypridd Town Council website. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

References

External links

* Hawthorn High Schoo

* Hawthorn Leisure Centre http://www2.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/leisure/findacentre/hawthornleisurecentre/hawthornleisurecentre.aspx Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf Pontypridd {{RhonddaCynonTaff-geo-stub