What does ynysybwl mean in Welsh?
Ynys means ‘island’ or ‘river meadow’ in Welsh and probably refers to such a meadow on the banks of the Clydach stream.
What is Abercynon famous for?
The village was the terminus of the world’s first steam railway journey when on 21 February 1804 the inventor Richard Trevithick drove a steam locomotive hauling both iron and passengers travelled from the Penydarren ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil to the basin of the Glamorganshire Canal at Abercynon.
What valley is ynysybwl?
Ynysybwl is a village in the valley of the Nant Clydach in Glamorgan. It is situated in four miles north of Pontypridd and ten miles south of Merthyr Tydfil. The valley of the Clydach is flanked by the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys.
Which county is Ynysybwl in?
Ynysybwl is a village in Cwm Clydach in Wales. It is situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. Cwm Clydach is flanked by the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys. The market town of Pontypridd lies to the south at the meeting point of the three valleys; and to the north lies the large Llanwynno forestry.
What county is Rhondda Cynon Taff in?
county of Glamorgan
Rhondda Cynon Taff lies mostly within the historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), but in the north it includes a portion of the historic county of Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog). Clydach Vale is the county borough’s administrative centre.
How do you pronounce rhydyfelin?
Phonetic spelling of Rhydyfelin
- Rhy-dyfe-lin.
- rhy-dyfe-lin. Alyson Ebert.
- Rhydy-fe-lin. Brant Bruen.
How do you pronounce llwynypia?
Llwynypia (Welsh: Llwyn-y-pïa [ˌɬʊɪnəˈpiːja]) is a village and community (and electoral ward) in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr Valley.
How do you pronounce CWN?
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkuːn/
- Rhymes: -uːn.
What happened to the collieries in the 1960s?
There was a spate of colliery closures during the mid to late 1960’s with most of the men being transferred into other collieries.
What was it like to work in a colliery?
Nearly every town or village within the coalfield had its own colliery; some had more than one and with each colliery employing hundreds of men king coal ruled supreme in the area as the number one employer. Boys such as myself with less than a Grammar School education were usually destined for a career underground.
What happened to coaling mining in South Wales?
After the strike pit closures accelerated at such a rate that by the early 1990’s there was only one deep mine left in the whole of South Wales. Nowadays coaling mining is merely a distant faded memory in most minds and of course the young cannot remember anything of the industry that once dominated the area.