Abercynon

Abercynon
Thorn Hotel, Abercynon
Abercynon is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Abercynon
Abercynon
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population6,390 (2011)[1]
Community
  • Abercynon
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMountain Ash
Postcode districtCF45
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°38′40″N 3°19′36″W / 51.64449°N 3.32666°W / 51.64449; -3.32666

Abercynon (Welsh pronunciation: [abɛrˈkənɔn]) is a village and community (and electoral ward) in the Cynon Valley within the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community comprises the village and the districts of Carnetown[2] and Grovers Field to the south, Navigation Park to the east, and Glancynon (or Aber-taf) to the north.

The population of Abercynon was recorded as 6,428 in the 2001 Census,[3] decreasing to 6,390 at the 2011 Census, despite more than a hundred additional households built over this period (from 2,582 in 2011 to 2,694 by 2011). The electoral ward of Abercynon includes both the community of Abercynon, but also takes into account the nearby villages of Pontcynon, Ynysboeth and Tyntetown further north.

Abercynon is approximately 16 miles (26 km) north of Cardiff and approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Swansea. The rivers Taff and Cynon converge at Watersmeet near Martin's Terrace. Abercynon used to have many churches, chapels and pubs. There are now only four public houses left - The Thorn Hotel, The Navigation, The Top Club and the Carne Park Hotel. The only churches still left are St. Donat's Church in Wales, its daughter church, St. Gwynno's, St. Thomas' Roman Catholic Church and the Methodist church in Martin's Lane.

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Geograph:: Photos of carnetown". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ^ Davies (2008), p.4