Ystradyfodwg Contents Nearby Places

Tonypandy in the Parish of Ystradyfodwg

Archives and Libraries

• Tonypandy Library
  De Winton Street
  Tonypandy
  CF40 2QZ
  

Church Records

The church is dedicated to St. Andrew, is in the Benefice of Tonypandy with Clydach Vale, and the diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference SS993928.

Description and Travel

Images of the Rhondda Valley site

Historic Landscape Characterisation: The Rhondda - on the CADW site.  
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Directories

Transcript of complete name listing for Treherbert and Ystrad-Rhondda, with the parish and hamlets of Ystradyfodwg, Blaen-y-cwm, Blaen-y-Rhondda, Cwmdare, Cwmpark, Llwynpia, Pen-y-graig, Penyrenglyn, Pentre, Ton-pentre-ystrad, Ton-y-pandy, Treorky, Tynewydd and Tynybedw, from Slaters Directory for 1880.

Occupations

Tonypandy 1910 - the dispute at the Cambrian Combine leading to riots in the streets of Tonypandy - on the Rhondda Cynon Taf Libraries Heritage Trail site

Schools

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Tonypandy Comprehensive School records     1978-2000          "............ was established in 1978. It was originally known as Mid Rhondda Comprehensive school but was renamed in 1982. The school was created through the merger of several other local schools, being Tonypandy Grammar, Tonypandy Secondary, Blaenclydach Secondary Modern and Bodringallt Secondary Modern. ......................"                   "........... comprising of admission registers, 1978-1991; log book, 1978-2000; upper school admission registers, 1979-1990"
• Tonypandy Grammar school records             "........... comprising of admissions registers, 1945-1978"
• "Tonypandy Secondary school was built in 1915, and opened its doors to its first pupils in 1916. It was a mixed school. It ceased to exist in 1978"               ".............. comprising of admission registers, 1916-1947; past students register, 1915-1926; staff register, 1915-1950; printed reports of inspections and examinations, 1933-1948; log books, 1915-1978"

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