Cynon Valley

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Cynon Valley
Cynon Valley au pays de Galles (1974-1996).svg
Cynon Valley district (1974-1996) shown within Wales
Area
 • 197444,639 acres (180.65 km2) [1]
Population
 • 197369,630 [2]
 • 199265,600 [3]
History
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished31 March 1996
 • Succeeded by Rhondda Cynon Taf
Status District, Borough
 •  HQ Aberdare (Welsh: Aberdâr)
River Cynon from Abercynon bridge River Cynon Abercynon Aberdare Blog.jpg
River Cynon from Abercynon bridge

Cynon Valley (Welsh : Cwm Cynon) is a former coal mining valley in Wales. It 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 in the south. From 1974 to 1996, Cynon Valley was a local government district.

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At the 2001 census, the Cynon Valley had a population of 63,512, [4] 12.1% of whom were Welsh 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.[ citation needed ]

Former district

From 1974 to 1996, the borough of Cynon Valley was one of thirty-seven districts of Wales. 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 Brecknockshire. [5] 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. [6] The council was based at Rock Grounds on High Street in Aberdare, which was built in 1938 for one of the council's predecessors, Aberdare Urban District Council. [7] [8] [9]

Parliamentary and Senedd constituency

In 1983, the parliamentary constituency of Cynon Valley was formed for the election of a member of parliament to the House of Commons. The constituency had identical boundaries to the local government district. [10] [11]

In 1999, a Welsh Assembly constituency with the same boundaries was formed.

In 2010, 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. [12]

The two main towns are Aberdare and Mountain Ash.

Villages near Aberdare

Villages near Mountain Ash

College

Coleg y Cymoedd has a campus in the Cynon Valley based in Aberdare.

Comprehensive schools

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aberdare</span> Human settlement in Wales

Aberdare 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. Aberdare is 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Merthyr Tydfil, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Cardiff and 22 miles (35 km) east-north-east of Swansea. During the 19th century it became a thriving industrial settlement, which was also notable for the vitality of its cultural life and as an important publishing centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf</span> Town in Cynon Valley, Wales

Mountain Ash 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 villages of Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw, Darranlas, Fernhill, Glenboi and Newtown, all within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Aberdare lies about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-west, Cardiff 19 miles (31 km) south-east, and Penrhiwceiber a mile to the south-east. It divides into two communities : West covers the town centre and the districts of Miskin, Darranlas, Fernhill and Glenboi, and East the districts of Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw and Newtown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abercynon</span> Human settlement in Wales

Abercynon, is both a village and a community in the Cynon Valley within the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community comprises the village and the districts of Carnetown and Grovers Field to the south, Navigation Park to the east, and Glancynon to the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Cynon Valley is a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Beth Winter of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Merthyr line</span> Commuter railway line in South Wales

The Merthyr line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from central Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. The line is part of the Cardiff urban rail network, known as the Valley Lines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hirwaun</span> Human settlement in Wales

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 4 miles (6 km) NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the 2001 census, Hirwaun had a population of 4,851. increasing at the 2011 census to 4,990. The village is on the Heads of the Valleys Road and at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhigos</span> Human settlement in Wales

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 Valley Borough which subsequently became Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales in 1996. It lies just off the old Aberdare road that was the main link between Aberdare and Glynneath, before the A465 road was extended in the 1960s. The hamlets of Cefn Rhigos and Cwm-Hwnt lie to the west of the main village.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Cynon</span> River in south Wales

The River Cynon in South Wales is a main tributary of the Taff. Its source is the rising of Llygad Cynon at 219 m (719 ft) above sea level at Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf and flows roughly southeast, into the Taff at Abercynon in the same district. The water emerging at Llygad Cynon has been traced back to the sink of the Nant Cadlan at Ogof Fawr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A4059 road</span> Road in Wales

The A4059 road is a single-carriageway north–south road that runs between the A470 at Brecon Beacons National Park and the A470 at Abercynon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aberdare Canal</span> Canal in Wales

The Aberdare Canal was a canal in Glamorgan, Wales which ran from Aberdare to a junction with the Glamorganshire Canal at Abercynon. It opened in 1812 and served the iron and coal industries for almost 65 years. The arrival of railways in the area did not immediately affect its traffic, but the failure of the iron industry in 1875 and increasing subsidence due to coal mining led to it becoming uneconomic. The Marquess of Bute failed to halt its decline when he took it over in 1885, and in 1900 it was closed on safety grounds. The company continued to operate a tramway until 1944. Most of the route was buried by the construction of the A4059 road in 1923, although a short section at the head of the canal remains in water and is now a nature reserve. The company was wound up in 1955.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board</span> NHS local health board in South Wales

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Bridgend in the south of Wales. It was renamed from Cwm Taf University Health Board on 1 April 2019 following the transfer of Bridgend County Borough from the former Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ynysboeth</span> Suburb in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Ynysboeth is a suburban area in the community of Abercynon, in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South East Wales.

Hirwaun was a railway station serving the village of Hirwaun in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf</span> Village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun.

The Cynon Valley Party is a political party formed in 2016 to campaign for people living in the Cynon Valley, including the towns of Aberdare and Mountain Ash, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The party won a council seat on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in May 2017.

The Aberdare Valley Association Football League is a football league affiliated to the South Wales FA and provides football at the seventh level of the Welsh football league system. The league's boundaries stretch from Rhigos in the north to Carnetown, Abercynon in the South of the Cynon Valley.

References

  1. ↑ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 60. ISBN   0-11-750847-0.
  2. ↑ Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  3. ↑ OPCS Key Population and statistics 1992 cited in Whitaker's Concise Almanack 1995. London: J Whitaker & Sons. 1994. p. 566. ISBN   0-85021-247-2.
  4. ↑ "2001 Census of Population. Key Statistics for Assembly Constituencies: Cynon Valley" (PDF). Welsh Assembly. April 2003.
  5. ↑ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 105. ISBN   0-11-750847-0.
  6. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "12,000 English to 27 Welsh books". Merthyr Express. 15 January 1938. p. 24. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "No. 46630". The London Gazette . 11 July 1975. p. 8914.
  9. ↑ "No. 54332". The London Gazette . 29 February 1996. p. 3096.
  10. ↑ The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/418)
  11. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1036)". The National Archives.
  12. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/10341)". The National Archives.

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