Pont-y-clun
Pont-y-clun shown within the United Kingdom
Population	5794 (2001))[1]
OS grid reference	SS985832
Principal area	Rhondda Cynon Taff
Ceremonial county	Taff-Ely
Constituent country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTYCLUN
Postcode district	CF72
Dialling code	01443
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
European Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Rhondda
Welsh Assembly	Rhondda
List of places: UK • Wales • Rhondda Cynon Taff

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Pontyclun (or Pont-y-clun) is a village in the principal area of Rhondda Cynon Taff, South Wales. It is served by the South Wales Main Line and has its own local rugby union club. Like other surrounding towns, it has seen a sharp increase in its population in the last 10 years as people migrate south from the South Wales Valleys, and west from the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Approximate extent of South East Wales. ... 0. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The South Wales Valleys are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales. ... Look up Welsh, welsh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Capital City is a 60-minute television show produced by Euston Films that ran for 13 episodes in 1989 on ITV. This drama focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ...

Pontyclun translates from the Welsh language as : Bridge over the River Clun, the Clun being a river running through Pontyclun. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

The village is served by Pontyclun railway station. Pontyclun railway station is a minor railway station in Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough, south Wales. ...

The village falls into the remit of Pontyclun Community Council. Pontyclun Community Council represents the communities of Brynsadler, Castell y Mwnws, Groesfaen, Miskin, Mwyndy, Pontyclun and Talygarn, which together make up the 'Community of Pontyclun'. The Community Council was formed in 1985 and consists of 10 elected Community Councillors who are all residents of the area. They act on behalf of local people to try and preserve the best aspects of the villages, while also encouraging and supporting developments that will benefit the whole community and ensure that it will continue to thrive. The Community Council monitors all local planning applications and, where appropriate, suggests amendments or submits written objections. Brynsadler is a small village situated in Rhondda Cynon Taff, South Wales, in the UK. It has one pub, Y Draenog, formerly known as the Ivor Arms. ... Myshkin (Мы́шкин) is a Russian name, also transliterated Mishkin and occasionally Miskin. ...

History

It was the influx of workers for the iron ore and coal mining industries, together with the coming of the South Wales Railway (in 1851) that changed Pontyclun from a 20 acre farm with just 4 to 5 households into a burgeoning Victorian industrial town. The Coedcae Colliery (first listed in 1856) and the Bute iron ore mine (which opened in October 1852) were the catalyst for the population growth. By 1871, the census returns record an influx of Cornish miners who had suffered from the collapse of the copper mining industry in Cornwall. By 1870 the industries of the area had been expanded by the coming of the Ely Tin Plate Works, The Pipe Works and The Steam Joinery Company. This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... Surface coal mining in Wyoming in the United States of America. ... The South Wales Railway was a broad gauge railway that linked the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway with Neyland in Wales. ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ... The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The Cornish people are a British ethnic group originating in Cornwall. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Religion

Bethel Baptist Chapel was built circa 1876. St. Paul's church, Pontyclun was erected in 1895 as a district church within the parish of Llantrisant. In 1924, the new parish of Pontyclun and Talygarn was constituted from the parish of Llantrisant. Both Bethel Baptist Church and St Paul's Church are still active places of worship to this day. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... Year 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) // January 31 - United States orders all Indigenous peoples in the United States to move onto reservations February 2 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. ... The name Saint Paul may refer to one of several possible meanings or references, though it is most commonly used to refer to the Biblical Paul of Tarsus. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Llantrisant is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the River Ely and the River Clun. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Llantrisant is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the River Ely and the River Clun. ...

Schools & education

Y Pant School is a secondary school with approximately 1,060 pupils. In 2000 it was ranked 49th in Wales in terms of its GCSE results (based on 5 GCSEs, grades A-C). Since then, exam results have improved dramatically and according to the latest inspection report from Estyn, the school now has a pass rate of 72% which means is in equal 19th place in Wales, or in the top 10%. It is also the best performing secondary school in Rhondda Cynon Taff, just ahead of St. John the Baptist School (Aberdare). The village also houses Pontyclun Primary school which achieved above average results in all foundation subjects in the most recent Estyn reports.^[2] Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... This article is about the country. ... GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Estyn (Welsh (verb): to extend) is the office of Her Majestys Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... A primary school in ÄŒeský Těšín, Czech Republic. ... Estyn (Welsh (verb): to extend) is the office of Her Majestys Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. ...

Sport

Pontyclun has both a football and rugby union team. Pontyclun Football Club were formed in 1896 and joined the Football Association of Wales in 1922. Pontyclun Rugby Football Club were formed in 1886 and joined the Welsh Rugby Union in 1887. The Football Association of Wales is the governing body of football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA and UEFA. Established in 1876, it is the third-oldest association in the world, and is one of the four associations (with the English Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the... The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) (Welsh: ) is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board. ...

Crown Brewery

The South Wales & Monmouth United Clubs Brewery Co. Ltd. purchased the small family brewery owned by D & T Davies in 1919. This Company had been formed to supply the expanding number of Workingmen's Clubs, which were having difficulties with supply of beer from the many local breweries throughout the area. The Sunday Closing (Wales) Act of 1881 had fuelled the expanding number of clubs that did not have to close on Sunday, as was the case with public houses. Kettles in a modern Trappist brewery A brewery can be a building or place that produces beer, or a business (brewing company) whose trade is the production and sale of beer. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Beer (disambiguation). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Pub redirects here. ...

By 1936 the brewery was producing 500 barrels per week, which continued to increase to 900 in 1938. This growth was halted by the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 but when the war ended in 1945 the growth took off again. By 1954 the old brewery had been replaced by a completely new building that was big enough to produce the 1200 barrels per week that the clubs demanded at that time. In 1984 Bob Smith was head brewer for the company and was only the fifth in the 65 years the company had been trading. In 1988 Crown merged with Wales' oldest brewery, Buckley's of Llanelly to form the Crown Buckley Brewery but then after 80 years of trading, the brewery closed in the Spring of 1999. Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kettles in a modern Trappist brewery A brewery can be a building or place that produces beer, or a business (brewing company) whose trade is the production and sale of beer. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Llanelly is the name of both a village and its respective parish in south-east Wales. ...

Famous residents

The village's most famous resident is BBC Wales weather presenter Derek Brockway. BBC Wales (Welsh: ) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. ... Derek Brockway (born 1967) is a Welsh Weather Forecasting director at BBC Wales. ...

External links

• Pontyclun RFC
• Bethel Baptist Church
• Heritage Trail: Pontyclun
• Pontyclun Community Council
• Old photos of Pontyclun
• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pontyclun and surrounding area

References