Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Ferndale
Ferndale is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ferndale
Ferndale
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population4,178 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST000964
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFerndale
Postcode districtCF43
Dialling code01443
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°39′40″N 3°26′53″W / 51.661°N 3.448°W / 51.661; -3.448

Ferndale (Welsh: Glynrhedynog) is a town and community located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Neighbouring villages are Blaenllechau, Maerdy and Tylorstown. Ferndale was industrialised in the mid-19th century. The first coal mine shaft was sunk in 1857 and Ferndale was the first community to be intensively industrialised in the Rhondda Valley.[2]

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna; Lynch, Peredur (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 749. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.