Tonypandy

Tonypandy
Tonypandy Square (2007)
Tonypandy is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Tonypandy
Tonypandy
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population3,750 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSS995925
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°37′20″N 3°27′04″W / 51.6223°N 3.4512°W / 51.6223; -3.4512

Tonypandy (/tɒnəˈpændi/, Welsh pronunciation: [tɔnəˈpandi]) is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A former industrial coal mining town, the town was the scene of the 1910 Tonypandy riots.

The community boundaries of Tonypandy are drawn relatively tightly around the central part of the urban area. According to the 2011 UK Census, the population of the community was 3,750.[1] The Office for National Statistics defines a larger "Tonypandy built-up area" covering much of the Rhondda Fawr valley and the lower Rhondda Fach valley, which had a population of 62,545 in 2011.[2] They also define a smaller "Tonypandy built-up area sub division" which had a population of 17,789.[3]

The town is served by Tonypandy railway station on the Rhondda Line.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Tonypandy Parish (W04000703)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Tonypandy built-up area". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Tonypandy Built-up area sub division". Nomis. Retrieved 1 November 2021.