River Cynon
The River Cynon in South Wales is a main tributary of the Taff. Its source is the rising of Llygad Cynon at 219 m above sea level at Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf and flows roughly southeast, into the Taff at Abercynon in the same district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and Ystrad Rhondda railway station.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Town hall
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council headquarters are at the Llys Cadwyn development in Pontypridd.
Ystrad Rhondda railway station
Railway station
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Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. Alphabetically, it is the last station in the UK with the first being Abbey Wood station in southeast London.
Ton Pentre railway station
Railway station
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Ton Pentre railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ton Pentre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clydach Vale and Gelli.
Clydach Vale
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Clydach Vale is a village in the community of Cwm Clydach, northwest of Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the Rhondda Valley, Wales.
Gelli
Town
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Gelli is a village in the Rhondda Fawr valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, situated on the southern bank of the Rhondda Fawr River. Gelli is a former coal mining village which is a district of the community of Ystrad.
Ton Pentre
Village
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Ton Pentre is a village in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan, Ton Pentre, a former industrial coal mining village, is a district of the community of Pentre.
River Cynon
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Cynon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“River Cynon” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cynon”
- Cebuano: “Afon Cynon”
- French: “Cynon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Afon Cynon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cynon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “River Cynon”
- Slovenian: “Cynon”
- Swedish: “Afon Cynon”
- Welsh: “Afon Cynon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blaen Clydach and Tonypandy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Llwynypia railway station and Ynyscrug Castle.
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