Rhydyfelin
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Rhydyfelin viewed from the hill below Eglwysilan | |
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
Population | 4,505 (2011 ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST093885 |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PONTYPRIDD |
Postcode district | CF37 |
Dialling code | 01443 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Rhydyfelin (Welsh pronunciation: [r̥idəˈvɛlɪn]) is a large village (originally known as Rhydfelen) and part of the community of Pontypridd Town, about two miles to its south east of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is on the eastern bank of the River Taff close to the A470, and historically was in the parish of Eglwysilan.