Rhondda - Rhondda Fawr

Rhondda Fawr

The larger of the two valleys, the Rhondda Fawr, extends from Porth and rises through the valley until it reaches Blaenrhondda, near Treherbert. The settlements that make up the Rhondda Fawr are as follows:

  • Blaencwm a district of Treherbert.
  • Blaenrhondda a district of Treherbert.
  • Cwm Clydach a community.
  • Cwmparc a district of Treorchy.
  • Cymmer a district of Porth.
  • Dinas Rhondda a district of Penygraig.
  • Edmondstown a district of Penygraig.
  • Gelli a district of Ystrad
  • Glynfach a district of Cymmer
  • Llwynypia a community.
  • Pentre a community.
  • Penygraig a community
  • Porth a community that sees itself as the unofficial capital of the Rhondda, mainly due to its geographic location.
  • Ton Pentre a district of Pentre.
  • Tonypandy a community.
  • Trealaw a community.
  • Trebanog a district of Cymmer
  • Trehafod the most southernmost and smallest of the Rhondda Valley communities.
  • Treherbert a community.
  • Treorchy the largest community in either of the valleys.
  • Tynewydd a district of Treherbert
  • Williamstown a district of Penygraig.
  • Ynyswen a district of Treorchy.
  • Ystrad a community.

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