Tonteg

Tonteg
Tonteg is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Tonteg
Tonteg
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population4,098 (2011 ward)[1]
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
  • Mid Glamorgan
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPontypridd
Postcode districtCF38
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°34′04″N 3°18′29″W / 51.5679°N 3.3080°W / 51.5679; -3.3080

Tonteg is a village in Rhondda Cynon Taf in South Wales. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) from Pontypridd, 9 miles (14.5 km) north west of Cardiff and 4 miles (6.44 km) north east of Llantrisant. The village is within the community of Llantwit Fardre. Tonteg is to the north west of the Garth Mountain, on the west side of the River Taff valley, at the top of a hill known locally as Powerstation Hill. The hill gets its name from the Upper Boat power station which was situated at the bottom of the hill until it was demolished in 1972. Tonteg is next to Church Village and the boundaries between the two villages are blurred. A significant part of the Treforest Industrial Estate falls within the Willowford area of Tonteg.

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 November 2015.