Glynfach

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Glynfach
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Glynfach
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
OS grid reference ST030908
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PORTH
Postcode district CF39
Dialling code 01443
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Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°36′38″N3°24′33″W / 51.61060°N 3.40928°W / 51.61060; -3.40928 Coordinates: 51°36′38″N3°24′33″W / 51.61060°N 3.40928°W / 51.61060; -3.40928

Glynfach (Welsh for 'small valley') is a district of the community and electoral ward of Cymmer, within the town of Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf. There are no shops in Glynfach, however there is one pub - The Colliers Arms - and one parish church - St. John's Church. Glynfach consists of only a handful of streets, most of which are terraces.

Adjoining Glynfach is the small district of Britannia. Glynfach was also once the location of Glynfach Colliery, sunk in 1851.


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