Tonyrefail
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Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
Population | 11,445 (2021)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST009882 |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PORTH |
Postcode district | CF39 |
Post town | TONYPANDY |
Postcode district | CF40 |
Dialling code | 01443 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Tonyrefail (Welsh pronunciation: [tɔnərˈɛvai̯l]) is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Llantrisant, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Trebanog and about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th century, when coal and steel became synonymous with the South Wales Valleys, Tonyrefail evolved from being a rural hamlet to an industrial village. The population at the 2001 census was 11,035.[2]