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Rhondda / ˈ r ɒ n ð ə /, or the Rhondda Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhondda [kʊm ˈr̥ɔnða]), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan.It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (mawr, 'large') and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley (bach, 'small') – so that the singular "Rhondda Valley" and the ...
Sybil Margaret Thomas, Viscountess Rhondda, DBE (née Haig; 25 February 1857 – 11 March 1941) was a British suffragette, feminist, and philanthropist. [ 1 ] Early life and marriage
Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈr̥ɔnða ˈkənɔn ˈtaːv]; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff ( Welsh : Taf ) and Ely valleys, plus several towns and villages away from the valleys.
Cwm Rhondda is a popular hymn tune written by John Hughes (1873–1932) in 1907. The name is taken from the Welsh name for the Rhondda Valley . It is usually used in English as a setting for William Williams ' text " Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer " (or, in some traditions, " Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah "), [ 1 ] originally Arglwydd, arwain ...
David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda, PC (26 March 1856 – 3 July 1918), was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil from 1888 until the January 1910 general election , then MP for Cardiff until the December 1910 general election , when he left politics to concentrate on his ...
The Rhondda Fawr has its source on the eastern side of Craig y Llyn south of Llyn Fawr in a spring called Ffynnon y Gwalciau at an elevation of about 544m OD. [1] The main head stream, Nant Carn Moesen (or Nant Carfoesen) runs down a plateau slope for about a mile and drops steeply, joining with the Nant Garreg-lwyd and the Nant Melyn to form the Rhondda. [2]
Nebo, Ystrad Rhondda was the first Baptist chapel in the Rhondda Valleys. [1] Founded in 1786, and known as Ynysfach, its first minister was one Thomas Edwards. [ 1 ] The name was changed to Nebo in the early part of the nineteenth century.
The new county borough was described in the 1994 Act with different spellings in English and Welsh: Rhondda Cynon Taff (English) / Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh). [4] In 1999, the council adopted the spelling Rhondda Cynon Taf for use in both languages.