Pentre

Pentre is a village, community and electoral ward near in the Rhondda valley, falling within the county borough of , Wales. The village's name is taken from the Welsh word Pentref, which translates as homestead, though Pentre is named after a large farm that dominated the area before the coming of industrialisation.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ystrad Rhondda railway station and Treorchy railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving Ystrad in , Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between and , 20 miles 5 chains from .

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the town of and village of in , Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between and , 22 miles 2 chains from .

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of in , Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between and , 20 miles 75 chains from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maerdy and Tonypandy.

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is a village of 3,200 people in . The area grew from a farming community to town around the coal mining industry and the development of Mardy Colliery in the late 19th century, but its last pit shut in 1990.

Town
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is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of , within the historic county boundaries of , , lying in the Fawr Valley. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Pentre.

Town
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is a town and community in . Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of in the Rhondda Fawr valley.

Pentre

Latitude
51.6477° or 51° 38′ 52″ north
Longitude
-3.4979° or 3° 29′ 52″ west
Elevation
768 feet (234 metres)
Open location code
9C3RJGX2+3V
Geo­Names ID
7292211
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