Gelli

Gelli is a village in the 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.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
  • Also known as: “Gelli, Rhondda” and “Y Gelli”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ystrad Rhondda railway station and Ton Pentre 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 village of in , Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between and , 20 miles 75 chains from .

Church
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St Stephen's Church is a Church in Wales parish church located in Ystrad Rhondda, , within the county borough. Built between 1895 and 1896 during the height of the South Wales coal mining boom, the church opened in May 1896 to serve the rapidly expanding mining community.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ton Pentre and Pentre.

Village
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is a village in the in the county borough of , Wales. Historically part of , , a former industrial coal mining village, is a district of the community of .

Village
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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 is named after a large farm that dominated the area before the coming of industrialisation.

Village
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is a village in the community of Cwm Clydach, northwest of in the county borough of , within the Valley, Wales.

Gelli

Latitude
51.64409° or 51° 38′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.47664° or 3° 28′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C3RJGVF+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2704122167
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q5530463
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Gelli” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gelli”
  • Dutch: “Gelli”
  • French: “Gelli”
  • Galician: “Y Gelli”
  • Irish: “Y Gelli”
  • Welsh: “Gelli”
  • Welsh: “Y Gelli, Rhondda Cynon Taf”
  • Welsh: “Y Gelli”

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Highlights include Mount Zion Pentecostal Church and Gelli Primary School.

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