Glyntaff
Glyntaff is a small village to the south-east of Pontypridd, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales situated in the Treforest ward along with the village of Trefforest.
Education[]
Glyntaff is the location of the University of South Wales' Glyntaff Campus, which houses the Department for Health, Sport and Social Science (HESAS);[1] including Glamorgan's Police Science Centre and Glamorgan Centre for Art & Design Technology.
Places of worship[]
The parish church of St Mary's is on Glyntaff Road in the village.
Other information[]
Also Glyntaff Crematorium (pictured), the first such facility in Wales when opened in 1924, is located in this village. It is run by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Council.[2]
Glyntaff was served between 1904 and 1932 by Glyntaff Halt railway station on the Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Academic Facilities at the Glyntaff Campus". University of Glamorgan. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ [1] Cremations - Rhonda Cynon Taf Council bereavement services page.
- ^ Hutton, J. The Newport Dock & Railway Company. Silver Link. 1996, p. 85
External links[]
- Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Glamorgan geography stubs