Hirwaun

Hirwaun
Hirwaun War Memorial
Hirwaun is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Hirwaun
Hirwaun
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population4,990 
OS grid referenceSN966055
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERDARE
Postcode districtCF44
Dialling code01685
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°44′20″N 3°30′47″W / 51.739°N 3.513°W / 51.739; -3.513

Hirwaun (/ˈhɪərwn/, locally /ˈhɜːrwɪn/;[1] Welsh pronunciation: [ˈhɪrwai̯n] ) is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles (6 km) NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the 2001 census, Hirwaun had a population of 4,851.[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 4,990.[3] The village is on the Heads of the Valleys Road and at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  3. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 16 November 2015.