Penywaun, the Glossary
Penywaun (also in) is a community, electoral ward and north-western suburb of Aberdare in the Cynon Valley within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.[1]
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36 relations: Aberdare, Aberdare Community School, Aberdare Park, Allotment (gardening), Church in Wales, Community (Wales), Comprehensive school, County borough, Cynon Valley, Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency), Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency), Dai Young, Dare Valley Country Park, Fish and chips, Grocery store, Hirwaun, Kim Howells, Mid Glamorgan, Newsagent's shop, Post office, Prefabrication, Primary school, Pub, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Saint, Suburb, Tang Soo Do, Thomas Morgan (Afanwyson), Tom Jones (singer), Tower Colliery, Ward (electoral subdivision), Welsh language, Welsh toponymy, World War II, Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun.
- Aberdare
- Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf
Aberdare
Aberdare (Aberdâr) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and Cynon.
Aberdare Community School (Ysgol Gymunedol Aberdâr) is a secondary school located in Aberdare, Wales. Penywaun and Aberdare Community School are Aberdare.
See Penywaun and Aberdare Community School
Aberdare Park
Aberdare Park (Welsh: Parc Aberdâr) is a well-preserved Victorian public park located in the village of Trecynon, near the town of Aberdare in South Wales. Penywaun and Aberdare Park are Aberdare.
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Allotment (gardening)
An allotment (British English), a type of community garden (North America), is a plot of land made available for individual, non-commercial gardening for growing food plants, so forming a kitchen garden away from the residence of the user.
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Church in Wales
The Church in Wales (Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
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A community (cymuned) is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales.
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Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–16 or 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance.
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County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s.
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Cynon Valley
Cynon Valley is a former coal mining valley in Wales.
Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency)
Cynon Valley (Cwm Cynon) is a constituency of the Senedd.
See Penywaun and Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency)
Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Cynon Valley (Cwm Cynon) was a constituency in Wales, of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1983 to 2024.
See Penywaun and Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Dai Young
David Young (born 26 July 1967) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former rugby union and rugby league player.
Dare Valley Country Park
Dare Valley Country Park (Welsh: Parc Gwledig Cwm Dâr) is a public park in Wales.
See Penywaun and Dare Valley Country Park
Fish and chips
Fish and chips is a hot dish consisting of fried fish in batter, served with chips.
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Grocery store
A grocery store (AE), grocery shop (BE) or simply grocery is a foodservice retail store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or packaged.
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Hirwaun
Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Penywaun and Hirwaun are Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf and villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Kim Howells
Kim Scott Howells (born 27 November 1946) is a Welsh Labour Party former politician.
Mid Glamorgan
Mid Glamorgan (Morgannwg Ganol) is a preserved county of Wales.
See Penywaun and Mid Glamorgan
Newsagent's shop
A newsagent's shop or simply newsagent's or paper shop (British English), newsagency (Australian English) or newsstand (American and Canadian English) is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest.
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Post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery.
Prefabrication
Prefabrication is the practice of assembling components of a structure in a factory or other manufacturing site, and transporting complete assemblies or sub-assemblies to the construction site where the structure is to be located.
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Primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary education of children who are 4 to 10 years of age (and in many cases, 11 years of age).
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Pub
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.
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Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.
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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf) is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the principal areas of Wales.
See Penywaun and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Saint
In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God.
Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area which is predominantly residential and within commuting distance of a large city.
Tang Soo Do
Tang Soo Do (Hangeul: 당수도, Hanja: 唐手道) is a Korean martial art based on karate and can include fighting principles from taekkyeon, subak, as well as northern Chinese martial arts.
Thomas Morgan (Afanwyson)
Thomas Morgan (also known by his bardic name, Afanwyson) was a Welsh writer, historian and Baptist minister.
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Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born 7 June 1940), known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.
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Tower Colliery
Tower Colliery (Welsh: Glofa'r Tŵr) was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008.
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Ward (electoral subdivision)
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.
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Welsh language
Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people.
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Welsh toponymy
The place-names of Wales derive in most cases from the Welsh language, but have also been influenced by linguistic contact with the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Anglo-Normans and modern English.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the Cynon Valley in the village of Penywaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, to the northwest of the town of Aberdare. Penywaun and Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun are Aberdare.
See Penywaun and Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
See also
Aberdare
- Aberdare
- Aberdare (UK Parliament constituency)
- Aberdare Canal
- Aberdare Community School
- Aberdare East
- Aberdare Girls' School
- Aberdare High School
- Aberdare Local Board of Health
- Aberdare Low Level railway station
- Aberdare Park
- Aberdare School Board
- Aberdare Town (electoral ward)
- Aberdare Urban District
- Aberdare Urban District Council Tramways
- Aberdare West
- Aberdare railway station
- Aberdare strike 1857–1858
- Bethania Chapel, Aberdare
- Bethel Chapel, Gadlys
- Bryn Seion Chapel
- Calfaria Chapel, Aberdare
- Carmel Chapel, Trecynon
- Coliseum Theatre (Aberdare)
- Ebenezer Chapel, Trecynon
- Gadlys (electoral ward)
- Gadlys Chapel
- Hen-Dy-Cwrdd
- Heolyfelin Chapel
- Murder of Edna Phillips
- Penywaun
- Siloa Chapel, Aberdare
- Siloh Chapel, Trecynon
- St Fagan's Church, Trecynon
- St John the Baptist School, Aberdare
- St John's Church, Aberdare
- Tabernacle Chapel, Aberdare
- Watkin William Price
- Ynys (Aberdare)
- Ynyslwyd Chapel, Aberdare
- Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
- Ysguborwen
Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Aberaman North
- Abercynon
- Aberdare East
- Aberdare West
- Beddau
- Cilfynydd
- Cwm Clydach, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Cwmbach
- Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Gilfach Goch
- Hirwaun
- Llanharan
- Llanharry
- Llantrisant
- Llantwit Fardre
- Llwydcoed
- Llwynypia
- Maerdy
- Mountain Ash East
- Penrhiwceiber
- Pentre
- Penygraig
- Penywaun
- Pontyclun
- Porth
- Rhigos
- Taff's Well
- Tonypandy
- Tonyrefail
- Trealaw
- Trehafod
- Treherbert
- Treorchy
- Tylorstown
- Ynyshir
- Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm
- Ystrad
Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Aberaman (electoral ward)
- Abercynon
- Aberdare East
- Beddau
- Blaengwawr (electoral ward)
- Brynna
- Church Village
- Cilfynydd
- Cwm Clydach, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Cwmbach
- Gilfach Goch
- Glyncoch
- Graig, Pontypridd
- Hawthorn, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos
- List of electoral wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Llanharry
- Llantwit Fardre
- Llwynypia
- Maerdy
- Mountain Ash (electoral ward)
- Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Penrhiw-ceibr
- Penrhiwfer
- Pentre
- Penywaun
- Rhondda (Pontypridd electoral ward)
- Taff's Well
- Talbot Green
- Tonypandy
- Tonyrefail East
- Trealaw
- Treforest
- Treorchy
- Tyla Garw
- Tyn-y-nant
- Ynysybwl (electoral ward)
- Ystrad
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penywaun
Also known as Pen-y-waun, Penwaun, Trenant.