Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff - <>

Mountain Ash is a town and community in the Cynon Valley, within the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.At the 2001 census, Mountain Ash had a population of 29,000 increasing to 7,374 at the 2011 Census. The Mountain Ash geographical area incorporates and includes the districts and villages of Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw, Darranlas, Fernhill, Glenboi and Newtown. Mountain Ash lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan.The town lies around 4.5 miles south of the town of Aberdare, around a mile north of the village and community of Penrhiwceiber, and approximately 19 miles northwest of Cardiff.From an administrative point of view, Mountain Ash is split into two electoral wards; 'Mountain Ash West' takes into account the town centre, together with the districts of Darranlas, Fernhill and Glenboi; 'Mountain Ash East' meanwhile comprises the remaining districts of Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw and Newtown.HistoryUnlike other villages in the South Wales Valleys, it remained quiet, being only disturbed in 1818 by the construction of the Aberdare Canal. It became disused in the early 19th century, filled in to form the New Cardiff Road in 1933.

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