Wattstown

Wattstown
Wattstown is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wattstown
Wattstown
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
OS grid referenceST018937
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPORTH
Postcode districtCF39
Dialling code01443
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°38′03″N 3°25′11″W / 51.634101°N 3.419632°W / 51.634101; -3.419632

Wattstown (Welsh: Aberllechau) is a village located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Located in the Rhondda Fach valley it is a district of the community of Ynyshir. Prior to mid 19th century industrialisation the area was once little more than a wooded area, sparsely populated by farmsteads. With the coming of the coal industry Wattstown became a busy, densely populated village, but with the closure of the collieries Wattstown suffered an economic downturn that still affects the village today.

Wattstown is named after Edmund Hannay Watts, who at one time owned the National Colliery in Wattstown.