Rhondda
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Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (, 'large') and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley (, 'small') – so that the singular "Rhondda Valley" and the plural are both commonly used. The area forms part of the South Wales Valleys. From 1897 until 1996 there was a local government district of Rhondda. The former district at its abolition comprised 16 communities. Since 1996 these 16 communities of the Rhondda have been
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rhondda
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Valley region
- Settlement.image_map
- Rhondda2007Constituency.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map showing the Rhondda constituency within Wales
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Sovereign state
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- United Kingdom
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Wales
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County borough
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Settlement.seat_type
- Parliamentary constituency
- Settlement.seat
- Rhondda and Ogmore
- Settlement.parts_type
- Largest settlements
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 99.94
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 590
- Settlement.elevation_max_ft
- 1935
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
- Settlement.population_total
- 69,506
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 99.94
- Image
- Maerdy, Rhondda (4641206).jpg
- Dialing code
- 01443
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- Rhondda
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Article
51 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Early history
- Prehistoric and Roman Rhondda: 8,000 BC – 410 AD
- Mesolithic period
- Neolithic period
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age
- Medieval Rhondda: AD 410–1550
- Settlements of medieval Rhondda
- Post-medieval and pre-industrial Rhondda: 1550–1850
- Settlements of post-medieval Rhondda
- Industrial Rhondda 1850–1945
- Industrial growth (1850–1914)
- Population growth in the industrial period
- Decline of coal and economic emigration (1914–1944)
- Mining disasters
- Modern Rhondda 1945–present
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Subdivisions and settlements
- Rhondda Fawr
- {{lang|cy|Rhondda Fach|italic=no}}
- Religion
- Political activism
- Culture and recreation
- Role of women
- Sport
- Rugby union
- Football
- Netball
- Music
- Male voice choirs
- Brass bands
- Songs
- Culture and nationality
- Language
- Cadwgan Circle
- National Eisteddfod
- Communal activity
- Media
- Transport
- Notable people
- Sport
- Politics
- Film and television
- Literature
- Visual arts
- Science and social science
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (, 'large') and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley (, 'small') – so that the singular "Rhondda Valley" and the plural are both commonly used. The area forms part of the South Wales Valleys. From 1897 until 1996 there was a local government district of Rhondda. The former district at its abolition comprised 16 communities. Since 1996 these 16 communities of the Rhondda have been part of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough. The area of the former district is still used as the Rhondda Senedd constituency and Westminster constituency, having an estimated population in 2020 of 69,506. It is most noted for its historical coalmining industry, which peaked between 1840 and 1925. The valleys produced a strong Nonconformist movement manifest in the Baptist chapels that moulded Rhondda values in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also known for its male voice choirs and in sport and politics.
==Etymology== thumb|right|River Rhondda in the Valley near its source in In the early Middle Ages, was a commote of the of Penychen in the kingdom of Morgannwg, a sparsely populated agricultural area. The spelling of the commote varied widely, as the Cardiff Records show: Rhoddeni (1203) Rotheni (1213) Glyn Rhoddni (1268) Glenrotheney (1314) Glynroddne (1314) Glynroddney (1348) Glynrotheney (1440) Glynrothnei (1567) Glynrhoddeney (1591) Glynronthey (1666)
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