Porth

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Porth

Total population

14,648

Coordinates51.61°, -3.41°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Porth is a town and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. Lying in the Rhondda Valley, it is regarded as the gateway connecting the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys due to both valleys meeting at Porth. The Welsh word "porth" means "gate". Porth is a predominantly English-speaking community.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

P

Peter George

British novelist

Lynn Davies

Welsh long jumper and 1964 Olympic champion

C

Clive Thomas

Welsh football referee (born 1936)

N

Noel Kinsey

Welsh footballer (1925-2017)

D

Donald Davies

British computer scientist (1924-2000)

R

Richie Burnett

British darts player

G

Garfield Owen

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

L

Laurence Eaves

Welsh physicist

Euros Bowen

Poet and clergyman (1904-1988)

G

Geraint Williams

Welsh footballer and manager

Alan Curtis

Welsh footballer (born 1954)

Ben Bowen Thomas

adult educator and civil servant (1899–1977)

B

Brian Sparks

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer (1931-2013)

C

Ceri Morgan

Welsh darts player (1947-2020)

D

Daniel Pascoe

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer (1900-1971)

D

David James

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer (1906-c. 1981)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wales

• Pontypridd
  2.9 mi away · pop. 30,457
• Treharris
  5.7 mi away · pop. 12,352
• Wyndham
  5.8 mi away
• Llandough
  11.6 mi away
• Pontneddfechan
  12.7 mi away
• Glynneath
  13 mi away
• Cwmgwrach
  13.2 mi away
• Pentreclwydau
  13.8 mi away
• Southerndown
  14 mi away · pop. 280
• Llandough
  14.6 mi away
• Abergarwed
  14.6 mi away
• Dinas Powys
  14.9 mi away

Browse all places in Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Porth

Porth

Aldo Bacchetta · 2004

Porth and Rhondda Fach

Aldo Bacchetta · 2003

Holiday centre development at Porth-Y-Nant, Caernarvonshire, North Wales

C. P. Maybin

A ha'porth of God help

Bill Bailey · 2001

Around Porth

Aldo Bacchetta · 2004

Porth County

Owen Vernon Jones · 1991

Ysgol Porth y Felin, Heol Llanrwst, Conwy

W. H. Raybould · 1999

Entrepreneurial Society of the Rhondda Valleys, 1840-1920

Richard Griffiths · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

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