Trehafod

Trehafod

Trehafod Trehafod shown within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population	498 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	ST044909
Principal area	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ceremonial county	Mid Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTYPRIDD
Postcode district	CF37
Dialling code	01443
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Rhondda and Pontypridd
Welsh Assembly	Rhondda and Pontypridd
List of places UK Wales Rhondda Cynon Taf

Coordinates: 51°36′35″N 3°22′52″W / 51.6096°N 3.3811°W / 51.6096; -3.3811

Trehafod is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley between Porth and Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, although in administrative terms is split between the electoral division of Cymmer (Rhondda) to the West and Rhondda (Pontypridd) to the East. A former coal mining area, the village is now best known as the site of the Rhondda Heritage Park, a tourist attraction reflecting industrial life of coal mining Rhondda.

History

The Lewis Merthyr Colliery now part of the Rhondda Heritage Park

The 1847 tithe map of the area shows a number of farms on the area that was to become Trehafod, these were named, Hafod Uchaf, Hafod Ganol and Hafod Fawr. It was from these farms that Trehafod was to take its name. Hafod is a Welsh word that can mean "summer dwelling" or "upland farm".

Trehafod railway station lies on the Rhondda Line which follows the River Rhondda; the railway line and river border the village on either side.

Trehafod is now most famous for the Rhondda Heritage Park which was once the Lewis Merthyr colliery, at the peak time for coal mining production, one of the most productive collieries in the South Wales Coalfield.

Due to the river flowing very close to a lot of houses within the village there have been a number of floodings. The biggest floods were in 1960, which claimed the life of one man who lived in Afon street. Afon is a Welsh word that means river. In most streets, the whole lower level of buildings was submerged by water. Other years that floodings have occurred were 1921, 1929, 1979 and most recently in the mid 1990s. In the late 1990s the Trehafod stretch of the Rhondda river bank was reinforced, in an effort to prevent future floodings.

External links

References

↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 November 2015.

Cymmer, Porth

Hopkinstown, Pontypridd

Trehafod

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Communities	Aberaman Abercynon Aberdare Cwm Clydach Cwmbach Cymmer Ferndale Gilfach Goch Hirwaun Llanharan Llanharry Llantrisant Llantwit Fardre Llwydcoed Llwynypïa Maerdy Mountain Ash Penrhiwceiber Pentre Pen-y-graig Penywaun Pont-y-clun Pontypridd Porth Rhigos Taff's Well Tonypandy Tonyrefail Trealaw Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Tylorstown Ynyshir Ynysybwl and Coed y Cwm Ystrad

Towns and villages	Aberaman Abercwmboi Abercynon Aberdare Abernant Beddau Blaencwm Blaenllechau Blaenrhondda Brynna Brynsadler Carnetown Castellau Church Village Cilfynydd Clydach Vale Blaenclydach Coed-Ely Coedpenmaen Cwmaman Cwmbach Cwmdare Cwmparc Cymmer Dinas Rhondda Efail Isaf Ferndale Fernhill Gelli Gilfach Goch Glenboi Glyncoch Glyncoch Glynfach Glyntaff Glyntaff Graig Graigwen Groes-faen Hawthorn Hirwaun Hopkinstown Llanharan Llanharry Llanilid Llantrisant Llantwit Fardre Llwydcoed Llwyncelyn Llwynypia Maerdy Maesycoed Miskin, Mountain Ash Miskin, Pontyclun Mountain Ash Nantgarw Newtown Pantygraigwen Penderyn Penrhiwceiber Penrhiwfer Penrhys Pentre Penygraig Penywaun Perthcelyn Pontcynon Pontsionnorton Pontyclun Pontygwaith Pontypridd Porth Pwllgwaun Rhigos Rhydyfelin Stanleytown Taffs Well Talbot Green Ton Pentre Tonteg Tonteg Tonypandy Tonyrefail Trallwn Trealaw Trebanog Trecynon Treforest Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Tylorstown Tynewydd Upper Boat Upper Church Village Wattstown Williamstown Ynysboeth Tyntetown Ynyshir Ynysmaerdy Ynyswen Ynysybwl Ystrad Rhondda

Education	Aberdare Girls' School Aberdare High School Blaengwawr Comprehensive School Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School Coleg y Cymoedd Hawthorn High School Mountain Ash Comprehensive School Pontypridd High School St. John the Baptist School Treorchy Comprehensive School University of South Wales Y Pant School Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun

Rivers	Afon Clun Afon Sychryd River Cynon River Ely River Rhondda River Taff

Topics	Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums

Villages and towns of the Rhondda Valley

Rhondda Fawr	Blaencwm Blaenrhondda Cwm Clydach Cwmparc Cymmer Dinas Rhondda Gelli Glynfach Llwyncelyn Llwynypia Pentre Penygraig Pen-yr-englyn Porth Ton Pentre Tonypandy Trealaw Trebanog Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Tynewydd Williamstown Ynyswen Ystrad Rhondda

Rhondda Fach	Blaenllechau Ferndale Maerdy Penrhys Pontygwaith Tylorstown Stanleytown Wattstown Ynyshir

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