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Cynon Valley

Coordinates:51°39′25″N3°27′40″W/ 51.657°N 3.461°W/51.657; -3.461
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Cynon Valley

Cynon Valley district (1974-1996) shown within Wales
Area
• 197444,639 acres (180.65 km2)[1]
Population
• 197369,630[2]
• 199265,600[3]
History
• Created1 April 1974
• Abolished31 March 1996
• Succeeded byRhondda Cynon Taf
StatusDistrict,Borough
•HQAberdare(Welsh:Aberdâr)
River CynonfromAbercynonbridge

Cynon Valley(Welsh:Cwm Cynon) is a formercoal mining valleyinWales.It lies betweenRhonddaand theMerthyr Valleyand takes its name from theRiver Cynon.Aberdareis located in the north of the valley andMountain Ashin the south. From 1974 to 1996, Cynon Valley was alocal government district.

At the2001 census,the Cynon Valley had a population of 63,512,[4]12.1% of whom wereWelshspeakers. In common with some of the otherSouth Wales Valleys,Cynon Valley had a high percentage of Welsh speakers until the early 20th century.[citation needed]

Former district

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From 1974 to 1996, theboroughof Cynon Valley was one of thirty-sevendistricts of Wales.The district was formed from the Aberdare and Mountain Ashurban districts,the parish ofRhigosfrom Neath Rural District and the parish of Penderyn fromBrecknockshire.[5]It was one of six districts ofMid Glamorgan,and in 1996 was merged into the largerunitary authorityofRhondda Cynon Taf.Throughout the council's existence, theLabour Partyheld a majority of the seats on the council.[6]The council was based at Rock Grounds on High Street in Aberdare, which was built in 1938 for one of the council's predecessors,Aberdare Urban District Council.[7][8][9]

Parliamentary and Senedd constituency

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In1983,theparliamentary constituencyofCynon Valleywas formed for the election of a member of parliament to theHouse of Commons.The constituency had identical boundaries to the local government district.[10][11]

In 1999, aWelsh Assemblyconstituency with the same boundaries was formed.

In2010,the constituency was redefined as consisting of 15 electoral divisions of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf: Aberaman North, Aberaman South, Abercynon, Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwmbach, Glyncoch, Hirwaun, Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West, Penrhiwceiber, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos, Ynysybwl.[12]

The two main towns are Aberdare and Mountain Ash.

Villages near Aberdare

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Villages near Mountain Ash

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College

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Coleg y Cymoeddhas a campus in the Cynon Valley based inAberdare.

Comprehensive schools

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System.London:HMSO.1974. p. 60.ISBN0-11-750847-0.
  2. ^Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  3. ^OPCS Key Population and statistics 1992 cited inWhitaker's Concise Almanack 1995.London: J Whitaker & Sons. 1994. p. 566.ISBN0-85021-247-2.
  4. ^"2001 Census of Population. Key Statistics for Assembly Constituencies: Cynon Valley"(PDF).Welsh Assembly. April 2003.
  5. ^Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System.London:HMSO.1974. p. 105.ISBN0-11-750847-0.
  6. ^"Compositions calculator".The Elections Centre.Retrieved19 October2022.
  7. ^"12,000 English to 27 Welsh books".Merthyr Express.15 January 1938. p. 24.Retrieved19 October2022.
  8. ^"No. 46630".The London Gazette.11 July 1975. p. 8914.
  9. ^"No. 54332".The London Gazette.29 February 1996. p. 3096.
  10. ^The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/418)
  11. ^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1036)".The National Archives.
  12. ^"The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/10341)".The National Archives.
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