Cwmpennar

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Cwmpennar
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Cwmpennar is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Cwmpennar
Cwmpennar
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
OS grid referenceSO 0407 0005
Community
  • Mountain Ash
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMOUNTAIN ASH
Postcode districtCF45
Dialling code01443
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Cynon Valley
List of places
UK
Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°41′27″N 3°23′21″W / 51.690955°N 3.3892530°W / 51.690955; -3.3892530Coordinates: 51°41′27″N 3°23′21″W / 51.690955°N 3.3892530°W / 51.690955; -3.3892530

Cwmpennar (or Cwm Pennar) is a small village in Mountain Ash which is situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales.

Cwmpennar lies opposite a former coal mining pit. Cwmpennar is part of the Cefnpennar District Welfare Association (CDWA). On May 2, 1867, an explosion took place at Cwmpennar Pit.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Fairley, William (1868). Glossary of terms used in the coal-mining districts of South Wales, Bristol and Somersetshire. p. 4.


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