Tylorstown
Sign in to saveTylorstown () is a village and community located in the Rhondda valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is neighboured by the villages of Blaenllechau, Ferndale, Penrhys, Pontygwaith and Stanleytown.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Pendyrus
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Rhondda
- UK place.static_image_name
- Tylorstown-374.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 250
- UK place.official_name
- Tylorstown
- UK place.population
- 4,546
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011))
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Rhondda and Ogmore
- UK place.post_town
- Ferndale
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Tylorstown
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Population
- +4546
- Image
- Bridgend Hotel, Ferndale Road, Tylorstown, Rhondda Valley (4785889).jpg
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Tylorstown () is a village and community located in the Rhondda valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is neighboured by the villages of Blaenllechau, Ferndale, Penrhys, Pontygwaith and Stanleytown.
==History== By the mid-19th century, the potential wealth of the South Wales Coalfield was unapparent to many, but provided great opportunities to those with the resources and knowledge to exploit it. London geologist Alfred Tylor came to the area and purchased the mineral rights from Pendyrus Farm in 1872. Tylor soon opened Pendyrys Colliery on the site. The Colliery workers and their families were housed near the colliery on the former farmland, this area retained its name in Welsh (Pendyrus) but would come to be known as ''Tylor's Town'' in English.