Ynysybwl

Ynysybwl
Llanwynno Forest in winter, as seen from St Gwynno's Church
Ynysybwl is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ynysybwl
Ynysybwl
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population4,664 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST054949
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPontypridd
Postcode districtCF37
Dialling code01443
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°38′24″N 3°22′03″W / 51.640°N 3.3675°W / 51.640; -3.3675

Ynysybwl (Welsh: Ynys-y-bŵl [ənɪsəˈbʊl]) is a village in Cwm Clydach in Wales. It is situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, roughly 15 miles (24 km) north-north-west of Cardiff, 4 miles (6 km) north of Pontypridd and 16 miles (26 km) south of Merthyr Tydfil, and forms part of the community of Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm.

Cwm Clydach is flanked by the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys. The market town of Pontypridd lies to the south at the meeting point of the three valleys; and to the north lies the large Llanwynno forestry. Before the local government reforms of 1996 Ynysybwl was in the Cynon Valley district of Morgannwg Ganol, and the area is historically a part of Glamorgan (Morgannwg).

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Ynysybwl & Coed-y-cwm Community Council". Ynysybwlcoedycwmcc.org. Retrieved 4 June 2021.