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Explore Rhondda in United Kingdom
Rhondda in the region of Wales with its 59,450 inhabitants is a place in United Kingdom - some 143 mi or ( 230 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Rhondda is now 08:37 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Worcester, Swansea, Pentyrch, Merthyr Tydfil, and London. Since you are here already, consider visiting Worcester . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rhondda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Rat Downsize me
Two cousins, Claude and Ben took on our downsize challange. After their cagemate Merlin died, they decided it was time to loose weight. Follow them on their journey! ..
The Micro Machines Ultimate Race 2008
This film took me 611 frames. I used a program called Animator. It's better than MonkeyJam as it doesn't freeze the camera, doesn't need to save photos and it only take up 1.13MB of memory. The link: ..
From The Meadow To The Ocean - Ton Pentre Junior School
A short documentary film by Class 3 (Year 5) of Ton Pentre Junior School in the Rhondda Valley. It was produced following an investigation into the history of Ton Pentre during the 19th Century. ..
pictures of wales for St Davids Day
here are some pictures of beautifull wales.including cardiff castle, cardiff bay, brecon beacons,roath park and sunsets from west wales Accompanied with music from harpist glenda clwyd ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Cynon Valley is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a Labour Party stronghold. The Cynon Valley Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
Located at 51.66 -3.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Cynon Valley
Cynon Valley is one of many former coal mining valley within the South Wales Valleys of Wales. Cynon Valley lies between Rhondda and the Merthyr Valley. Cynon Valley has two main towns; Aberdare located North of the Valley and Mountain Ash located in the South of the Valley. According to the 2001 Census, the Cynon Valley has a population of 63,512. In 2001 12.1% of the inhabitants were recorded as Welsh speakers, where as today are probably more.
Located at 51.66 -3.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf, or RCT, is a county borough in the South Wales Valleys of Wales. It consists of 3 valleys: the Rhondda Valley, Cynon Valley and Taff-Ely Valley. Results from the 2001 census showed 21.1% of its 233,700 residents were able to speak, read, write or understand the Welsh language. The county borough borders Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly to the east, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to the south, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot to the west and Powys to the north.
Located at 51.65 -3.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Ystrad Rhondda railway station
Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. There is a dedicated rail linc bus that links with the train. It is only available to rail passengers and operates to Penrhys, Tylorstown, Ferndale and Maerdy. It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986. Alphabetically, it is the last station in the UK.
Located at 51.64 -3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ystradyfodwg
Ystradyfodwg (Vale of Tyfodwg) was an ancient upland parish in Glamorgan, Wales. It is believed to have been named after Tyfodwg (or Dyfodwg) who was either a 7th century saint or chieftain. It included most of the valleys of the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach rivers. Initially a sparsely populated wild area of upland sheep-walks, it became in the mid 19th century a dynamic centre of the coal mining industry, with a large, new industrial population.
Located at 51.65 -3.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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