Cwmbach
Sign in to saveCwmbach is a village and community (and electoral ward) near Aberdare, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cwmbach means 'Little Valley' in Welsh (Cwm = valley, Bach = little). Cwmbach has a population of 5,117 (mid-2017 estimate).
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Place details
- Locality
- Cwmbach
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 4,330
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- Cwmbachfirstwalescoop-aberdare-blog.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 250
- UK place.static_image_caption
- View from Cwmbach: Wales' first Co-Operative store was opened in this street
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Cynon Valley
- UK place.official_name
- Cwmbach
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- UK place.post_town
- ABERDARE
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF44
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Cwm-bach
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Population
- +5117
- Image
- Cwmbachfirstwalescoop-aberdare-blog.jpg
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Culture and Cwmbach Male Choir
- Places of worship
- Schools
- Sports
- Community buildings
- Wildlife
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Cwmbach is a village and community (and electoral ward) near Aberdare, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cwmbach means 'Little Valley' in Welsh (Cwm = valley, Bach = little). Cwmbach has a population of 5,117 (mid-2017 estimate).
Prior to the industrial revolution, Cwmbach consisted of a number of farms and homesteads; in the early to mid-19th century it became a significant coal mining community.