Pontyclun
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thumb|Pontyclun railway station Pontyclun (or Pont-y-clun) is a town and community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 191 inbound references to Pontyclun, and connects out to mining of coal, World War II and Wales.
It sits within the topics Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Pontyclun and Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pontyclun
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 5,794
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Pontypridd
- UK place.static_image
- War memorial at Pontyclun - geograph.org.uk - 1011006.jpg
- UK place.population
- 8,086
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Cardiff West
- UK place.post_town
- PONTYCLUN
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF72
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
- UK place.dial_code
- 01443
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS985832
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Pont-y-clun
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Population
- 8086
- Image
- War memorial at Pontyclun - geograph.org.uk - 1011006.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- OS grid reference
- SS985832
- Commons category
- Pontyclun
- historic county
- Glamorgan
- P8168
- 2007 TU24
- P12749
- Jeremy Wariner
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Administration
- Electoral ward
- Religion
- Schools and education
- Sport
- Crown Brewery
- People connected with Pontyclun
- External links
- References
thumb|Pontyclun railway station Pontyclun (or Pont-y-clun) is a town and community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Pontyclun translates from the Welsh language as 'bridge [over] the River Clun', the Clun being a tributary of the River Ely that runs through Pontyclun. A bridge crosses the Afon Clun just above its confluence with the Ely.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pontyclun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations
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