Ynyshir
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  Ynyshir Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
| Population | 3,320 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST025925 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PORTH |
| Postcode district | CF39 |
| Dialling code | 01443 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Ynyshir[2] (Welsh: [ənɪshiːr]; English pronunciation 'Un-is-heer') is a village and community located in the Rhondda Valley, within Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The name of the village means "long island"[3][4] in Welsh and takes its name from a farm in the area, falling within the historic parishes of Ystradyfodwg and Llanwynno (Llanwonno).[5] The community of Ynyshir lies between the small adjoining village of Wattstown and the larger town of neighbouring Porth.
Ynyshir has its own post office, doctor's surgery and a number of shops and other significant amenities, although these represent a fraction of the businesses that once fronted the main road – Ynyshir Road during the village's heyday.[6] It is also home to local football teams Ynyshir Albions and Ynyshir and Wattstown Boys Club.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ynyshir Parish (W04000710)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ & Wattstown Communities First Archived 2010-02-20 at the Wayback Machine communitiesfirst.co.uk
- ^ Y Geiriadur Mawr/The Complete Welsh English, English Welsh Dictionary, Gwasg Gomer 1958 et seq
- ^ Morgan, Thomas (1887). The Place Names of Wales (2nd ed.). Newport: John E. Southall. p. 211.
- ^ Ynyshir in the Parish of Ystradyfodwg genuki.org.uk
- ^ Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valleys, Glamorgan Archived 2010-08-07 at the Wayback Machine anglesey.info