Cwmbach

For the place in Carmarthenshire, see Cwmbach, Carmarthenshire.
Cwmbach
View from Cwmbach: Wales' first Co-Operative store was opened in this street
Cwmbach is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Cwmbach
Cwmbach
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population5,117 (Mid-2017 Estimate)[1]
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERDARE
Postcode districtCF44
Dialling code01685
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°42′26″N 3°24′46″W / 51.707222°N 3.412778°W / 51.707222; -3.412778

Cwmbach is a village and community (and electoral ward) near Aberdare, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cwmbach means 'Little Valley' in Welsh (Cwm = valley, Bach = little). Cwmbach has a population of 5,117 (mid-2017 estimate).[2]

Prior to the industrial revolution, Cwmbach consisted of a number of farms and homesteads; in the early to mid-19th century it became a significant coal mining community.

  1. ^ "Population estimates for Parishes in England and Wales, mid-2002 to mid-2017". Office for National Statistics (ONS). Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Population estimates for Parishes in England and Wales, mid-2002 to mid-2017". Office for National Statistics (ONS). Retrieved 8 July 2019.