Llwynypia

Llwynypia
Llwynypia Road from Tonypandy
Llwynypia is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Llwynypia
Llwynypia
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population2,253 [1]
OS grid referenceSS998939
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTONYPANDY
Postcode districtCF40
Dialling code01443
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°38′07″N 3°26′55″W / 51.635141°N 3.448564°W / 51.635141; -3.448564

Llwynypia (Welsh: Llwynypia [ˌɬʊɪnəˈpiːja]) is a village and community (and electoral ward) in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. Before 1850 a lightly populated rural farming area, Llwynypia experienced a population boom between 1860 and 1920 with the sinking of several coal mines after the discovery of large coal deposits throughout the Rhondda Valleys.

The Welsh name means "the grove of the Magpie" or "Magpie's Bush" and was taken from the name of a farm that once existed in the area.