Abercynon
Sign in to saveAbercynon () is a village and community (and electoral ward) 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 (or Aber-taf) to the north.
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Place details
- Locality
- Abercynon
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 5,983
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- ThornHotelAbercynon.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Thorn Hotel, Abercynon
- UK place.official_name
- Abercynon
- UK place.population
- 6,390
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.community_wales
- Abercynon
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Pontypridd
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Cynon Valley
- UK place.post_town
- Mountain Ash
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF45
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Abercynon
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +6428
- Area
- +915.78
- Body of water
- River Cynon
- Image
- ThornHotelAbercynon.jpg
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Abercynon () is a village and community (and electoral ward) 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 (or Aber-taf) to the north.
The population of Abercynon was recorded as 6,428 in the 2001 Census, decreasing to 6,390 at the 2011 Census, despite more than a hundred additional households built over this period (from 2,582 in 2011 to 2,694 by 2011). The electoral ward of Abercynon includes both the community of Abercynon, but also takes into account the nearby villages of Pontcynon, Ynysboeth and Tyntetown further north.