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 Aberdare ( ; cy, Aberdâr) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tyd ...

is located in the north of the valley and Mountain Ash is in the south of the valley. From 1974 to 1996 Cynon Valley was a local government district. According to the 2001 census, the Cynon Valley has a population of 63,512. In 2001 12.1% of the inhabitants were recorded as

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speakers. In common with some of the other South Wales Valleys, Cynon Valley had a high percentage of Welsh speakers until the early 20th century.

Former district

From 1974 to 1996 the Borough of Cynon Valley was one of thirty-seven

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. The district was formed from the Aberdare and Mountain Ash urban districts, the parish of Rhigos from Neath Rural District and the parish of Penderyn from

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. It was one of six districts of Mid Glamorgan, and in 1996 was merged into the larger unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf. Throughout the council's existence the Labour Party held a majority of the seats on the council. The council was based at Rock Grounds on High Street in Aberdare, which had been built in 1938 for one of the council's predecessors, Aberdare Urban District Council.

Parliamentary and Senedd constituency

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a parliamentary constituency of Cynon Valley was formed for the election of a member of parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons. The constituency had identical boundaries to the local government district. In 1999 a Welsh Assembly constituency with the same boundaries was formed. In

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the constituency was redefined as consisting of 15 electoral divisions of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf: Aberaman North, Aberaman South, Abercynon, Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwmbach, Glyncoch, Hirwaun, Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West, Penrhiwceiber, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos, Ynysybwl. The two main towns are Aberdare and Mountain Ash.

Villages near Aberdare

* Aberaman * Abercwmboi * Abernant * Cefn Rhigos * Croesbychan * Cwm-Hwnt * Cwmaman * Cwmbach * Cwmdâr * Gadlys * Godreaman *

Hirwaun Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the 2001 census, Hirwaun had a populati ...

* Llwydcoed * Trecynon * Penderyn * Penywaun * Rhigos

Villages near Mountain Ash

* Abercynon * Mountain Ash/Aberpennar *

Caegarw Caegarw is a large village situated in Mountain Ash, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. Location It is close to Cefnpennar and Cwmpennar. It is about a 2-minute walk from Mountain Ash town centre. Facilities A parish church, three public hous ...

Carnetown Carnetown (or 'Carne') is a district of Abercynon, within the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of 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 f ...

Cefnpennar Cefnpennar also known as Cefn Pennar is a small rural hamlet north of the coal mining town of Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, in Wales. The village that has been in existence since at least 1870 is still part of the Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Ta ...

Cwmpennar Cwmpennar (or Cwm Pennar) is a small village in Mountain Ash which is situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. Cwmpennar lies opposite a former coal mining pit. Cwmpennar is part of the Cefnpennar Cefnpennar also known as Cefn ...

* Fernhill * Miskin * Newtown * Penrhiwceiber *

Perthcelyn Perthcelyn is a village and district of the community between Penrhiwceiber and Mountain Ash within the Cynon Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Affectionately known as the Lost City, Perthcelyn is at the top of the valle ...

Pontcynon Pontcynon is a small village of around 200 households within the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Abercynon. Most of the village consists of terraced housing fronting the B4275 Abercynon Road; but also consis ...

* Tyntetown * Ynysboeth

College

Coleg Morgannwg has a campus in the Cynon Valley based in

Comprehensive schools

* Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun – Welsh-medium * Mountain Ash Comprehensive School * Aberdare Community School *

St. John the Baptist School (Aberdare) St. John Baptist Church in Wales High School is a church secondary school located in Aberdare, Wales. The school serves children from all over Rhondda Cynon Taf and surrounding counties. In the summer of 2016, the school was announced as the be ...

References

External links

Sketches by the Bacon sisters; the pre-industrial Cynon valley of the 1830s
{{Mid Glamorgan elections Mid Glamorgan Former subdivisions of Wales 1974 establishments in Wales Valleys of Rhondda Cynon Taf