Trecynon
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Village
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near Aberdare
Aberdare
Aberdare is an industrial town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Dare and Cynon. The population at the census was 31,705...
situated in the Cynon Valley
Cynon Valley
The Cynon Valley , is a famous former coal mining valley within the South Wales Valleys of Wales. The Cynon Valley lies between the other mining Valley of Rhondda and the iron industrial Valley of the Merthyr Valley. Its main towns are Aberdare located North of the Valley and Mountain Ash located...
, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Wales
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Background and History
Trecynon is home to Hen Dy Cwrdd Chapel the oldest Nonconformist chapelChapel
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in the Cynon Valley
Cynon Valley
The Cynon Valley , is a famous former coal mining valley within the South Wales Valleys of Wales. The Cynon Valley lies between the other mining Valley of Rhondda and the iron industrial Valley of the Merthyr Valley. Its main towns are Aberdare located North of the Valley and Mountain Ash located...
. Hen Dy Cwrdd Chapel was founded in 1751 and rebuilt in 1862. No services are held at the chapel nowadays, but the building remains as a protected Grade II listed building.
The most prominent local attraction and landmark is Aberdare Park
Aberdare Park
Aberdare Park is a well-preserved Victorian public park located in the village of Trecynon, near the town of Aberdare in South Wales.-History:...
, a popular public Victorian era
Victorian era
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park
Park
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which was opened in 1869 on a 50 acres (202,343 m²) site.
The Aberdare College campus site of Coleg Morgannwg
Coleg Morgannwg
Coleg Morgannwg is a further education college located at four main campuses across Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.The college's main campuses are located in Aberdare Nantgarw Pontypridd and Llwynypia The college also operates a number of outreach centres within local communities...
is situated within the northern part of the village, on Cwmdare Road.
Aberdare Boys' Grammar School was opened in Trecynon in 1896 (at the time called the 'Aberdare Intermediate School'). The school relocated to Cwmdare Road in 1964, ceased to be a grammar school
Grammar school
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in 1978, when it became the new Aberdare Boys' Comprehensive School (now Aberdare High School
Aberdare High School
Aberdare High School is a comprehensive school in Aberdare, Wales.The school is situated between the villages of Trecynon and Cwmdare and sited opposite the Coleg Morgannwg site ....
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Comin Infant school
Infant school
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and Comin Junior School
Junior school
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are located within the village. Both school sites are physically connected.
Coliseum Theatre
Coliseum Theatre (Aberdare)
The Coliseum Theatre is a performing arts venue in the village of Trecynon, near the town of Aberdare, Wales. It is run by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.It was officially opened on Saturday, September 17th 1938...
was opened on September 17 1938.
Notable people
- Gwyn Morgan (writer)Gwyn Morgan (writer)Gwyn Morgan is a Welsh-language author.-Background and career:Born and raised in Trecynon near Aberdare, as the only son of Gilbert and Margaret Morgan....
- writer - Mihangel MorganMihangel MorganMihangel Morgan is a Welsh author.-Background and career:...
- Welsh language writer and academic (born Michael Finch) - Ieuan RhysIeuan RhysIeuan Rhys is an actor. He attended Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdar primary school, and Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen secondary school near Pontypridd, both Welsh language schools. His father, Gethin Evans, was a music teacher at the nearby comprehensive school...
- Actor (born Ieuan Evans) - Griffith Rhys JonesGriffith Rhys JonesGriffith Rhys Jones, or Caradog as he was commonly known was a Welsh conductor of the famous 'Côr Mawr' of some 460 voices , which twice won first prize at Crystal Palace choral competitions in London in the 1870sGriffith Rhys Jones was born in Trecynon, near Aberdare...
- was a Welsh conductor of the famous 'Côr Mawr'