Hirwaun
Sign in to saveHirwaun (, ; ) 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 NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the United Kingdom Census 2021 census, Hirwaun had a population of 5237;. The village is on the Heads of the Valleys Road and at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hirwaun
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 7,247
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- HirwaunWarMemorial.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Hirwaun War Memorial
- UK place.official_name
- Hirwaun
- UK place.population
- 5237
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Cynon Valley
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- UK place.post_town
- ABERDARE
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF44
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Hirwaun
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Population
- +4990
- Image
- HirwaunWarMemorial.jpg
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- P7959
- Brecknockshire
- P12749
- Cold War
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History and background
- Industry
- Government
- Gallery
- Religion
- St Lleurwg's Church
- Saint Therese Of Lisieux Church
- Nonconformist chapels
- Architecture
- The tower blocks
- Hirwaun Common development
- Transport
- Sports
- Rugby
- Association Football
- Squash
- Notable people
- References
- Sources
- Books and journals
- Online
- External links
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 NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the United Kingdom Census 2021 census, Hirwaun had a population of 5237;. The village is on the Heads of the Valleys Road and at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
==Etymology== Hirwaun (also formerly spelled as Hirwain, Herwain and Hyrwen) derives from two common Welsh toponyms: hir meaning "long" and gwaun (mutated to waun) meaning moorland.