Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Ferndale
Welsh: *Glynrhedynog*
Ferndale Welsh: Glynrhedynog;
	Ferndale Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population	4,178 (2011)
OS grid reference	ST000964
Principal area	Rhondda Cynon Taf;
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ferndale
Postcode district	CF43
Dialling code	01443
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Rhondda;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Rhondda;
	List of places UK Wales Rhondda Cynon Taf 51°39′40″N 3°26′53″W / 51.661°N 3.448°W

Ferndale (Welsh: Glynrhedynog) is a town and community located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Neighbouring villages are Blaenllechau, Maerdy and Tylorstown. Ferndale was industrialised in the mid-19th century. The first coal mine shaft was sunk in 1857 and Ferndale was the first community to be intensively industrialised in the Rhondda Valley.^[2]

^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna; Lynch, Peredur (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. p. 749. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

[1] "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[2] Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna; Lynch, Peredur (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. p. 749. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

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Ferndale Welsh: Glynrhedynog

Ferndale Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population	4,178 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	ST000964
Principal area	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ferndale
Postcode district	CF43
Dialling code	01443

Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Rhondda
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Rhondda
List of places UK Wales Rhondda Cynon Taf 51°39′40″N 3°26′53″W / 51.661°N 3.448°W / 51.661; -3.448

Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf

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