Pen-y-Graig Rhondda Cynon Taff Wales United Kingdom
51.612366,-3.447349

Tonypandy

Tonypandy (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. 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. They also define a smaller "Tonypandy built-up area sub division" which had a population of 17,789. The town is served by Tonypandy railway station on the Rhondda Line.

Distance between:

London to Tonypandy 143 Miles / 231 Kms
Liverpool to Tonypandy 126 Miles / 203 Kms

Postal Code

Population 2017: 3772 inhabitants



tourist attraction Nearby

Clydach Vale Countryside Park