Rhigos
Sign in to saveRhigos () is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley. It was part of Neath Rural District, in the county of Glamorgan, until 1974. The village then came under the jurisdiction of Cynon Valley Borough, which subsequently became Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1996. It lies just off the Aberdare road that was the main link between Aberdare and Glynneath, before the A465 road was extended in the 1960s. The hamlets of Cefn Rhigos and Cwm-Hwnt lie to the west of the main village.
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- Locality
- Rhigos
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 718
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Rhigos Village.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Rhigos village and Tower Colliery as viewed from the Rhigos Mountain viewpoint
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Cynon Valley
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- UK place.post_town
- ABERDARE
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF44
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Y Rhigos
- Population
- 894
- Image
- Rhigos Village.jpg
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Rhigos () is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley. It was part of Neath Rural District, in the county of Glamorgan, until 1974. The village then came under the jurisdiction of Cynon Valley Borough, which subsequently became Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1996. It lies just off the Aberdare road that was the main link between Aberdare and Glynneath, before the A465 road was extended in the 1960s. The hamlets of Cefn Rhigos and Cwm-Hwnt lie to the west of the main village.
The population of the community in the 2011 census was 894. The postal the town is Aberdare, although it is some from Aberdare town centre, and from Glynneath. It was noted as a township in the parish of Ystradyfodwg in several historical references and people moved to this rural area to work in local industries. Today the village is a quiet place to live with views of the Brecon Beacons National Park to the north and is within walking distance of Waterfall Country.
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