Tonyrefail
Sign in to saveTonyrefail () is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th century, when coal and steel became synonymous with the South Wales Valleys, Tonyrefail evolved from being a rural hamlet to an industrial village. The population at the 2001 census was 11,035.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Pontypridd
- UK place.static_image
- Waunrhydd Road. Tonyrefail - geograph.org.uk - 414586.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 250px
- UK place.official_name
- Tonyrefail
- UK place.population
- 11,445
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.community_wales
- Tonyrefail
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Rhondda and Ogmore
- UK place.post_town
- PORTH
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Tonyrefail
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Population
- +12301
- Image
- Waunrhydd Road. Tonyrefail - geograph.org.uk - 414586.jpg
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- Buildings of note
- Notable people
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Tonyrefail () is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th century, when coal and steel became synonymous with the South Wales Valleys, Tonyrefail evolved from being a rural hamlet to an industrial village. The population at the 2001 census was 11,035.
== Toponymy == Tonyrefail derives from the Welsh meaning 'lay-land of the smithy'. From , meaning 'lay-land' and meaning 'smithy'.