Ynyswen () is a village in the

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Treorchy Treorchy ( cy, Treorci; ) is a town and community (and electoral ward) in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 16 ...

, in the

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Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vill ...

, Wales. Ynyswen consists mostly of housing. It has an industrial estate which was once the site of

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's factory, one shop, and the Forest View Medical Centre. The area has several chapels and churches. Tynycoed Chapel, located between Ynyswen and Penycae, was first constructed in 1774, and was rebuilt in 1829. Ynyswen infant's school takes children until the age of 7. From then they must go to a different primary school: usually Penyrenglyn Primary School or Treorchy Primary School. Ynyswen Welsh School is a Welsh-speaking primary school that serves the Rhondda Valley. There is no nearby Welsh-speaking comprehensive school and so pupils mostly attend a Welsh school some miles away. Ynyswen railway station is on the Rhondda Line opened by British Rail. On 5 March 2021 many emergency vehicles, including an

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, were called after a major incident, centred on the Blue Sky Chinese take-away, in Baglan Road. One villager said there were reports that at least two people had been stabbed by a man who then fled the scene. A 16-year-old girl died and two men were arrested after suffering serious injuries.

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Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf Treorchy {{Rhondda-Cynon-Taff-geo-stub