Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Cymmer
Cymmer is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Cymmer
Cymmer
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population4,807 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST0290
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°36′54″N 3°23′49″W / 51.61492°N 3.39692°W / 51.61492; -3.39692

Cymmer (Welsh: Y Cymer) is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. It is so named because of being located at the 'confluence' of the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach river valleys. Several collieries were opened here in the middle part of the nineteenth century. A coal mine disaster in 1856 resulted in 114 casualties, and the lack of payment of any compensation to the miners' families caused bitter feelings in the community.

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.