Taffs Well

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Taffs Well

Total population

5,567

Coordinates51.54°, -3.26°

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

Overview

Taff's Well is a semi-rural village, community and electoral ward located at the south-eastern tip of Rhondda Cynon Taf, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of the city centre of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Known locally as the "Gates to the Valleys" by some and considered part of the Valleys by others, it is separated from Gwaelod-y-Garth by the River Taff. Taff's Well is distinguished because it contains the only thermal spring in Wales. The tepid water is thought to rise along a fault-line from the Carboniferous Limestone, in somewhat similar manner to the warm springs at Bristol and Bath. The Welsh myth of the Taff's Well Turtle originates here. Various religious groups regard it as a spiritual site.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Lucy Owen

British news presenter

Francis Lewis

Signatory of the US Declaration of Independence, from Wales

Charlotte Church

Welsh singer, songwriter, actress and presenter (born 1986)

Eluned Morgan

First Minister of Wales, 2024–2026

Edgeworth David

Australian geologist (1858–1934)

Benjamin Hall

British politician

C

Cennydd Traherne

Welsh landowner

Dai Lewis

Welsh rugby union player

Dan Fish

Welsh rugby union player

David Jenkins

Welsh judge and Royalist during the English Civil War

E

Eustace Hill

Welsh cricketer (1869-1933)

G

George Reed

cricketer (1906-1988)

G

Gerald Gladstone

Royal Navy admiral (1901-1978)

H

Harry Robinson

rugby player

Herbie Evans

Welsh footballer (1894-1982)

J

Jeff Linton

Welsh cricketer (1909-1989)

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

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 Taffs Well

The Tongwynlais, Taff's Well and Nantgarw picture album

Roger Lee Brown · 1989

Interim rockclimbing guide to South Wales

1969

Porcelain and iron

Roger Lee Brown · 1983

Premier Map Cardiff

2005

Cambria sacra

Louis Nedelec · 1879

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Chinese Bramble

Rubus tricolor

Seen 2026-09-17

Spotted medick

Medicago arabica

Seen 2026-09-17

Meadow Spittlebug

Philaenus spumarius

Seen 2026-09-17

Banded sage hopper

Eupteryx melissae

Seen 2026-09-17

Turnip Sawfly

Athalia rosae

Seen 2026-09-17

Sun Fly

Helophilus pendulus

Seen 2026-09-17

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-17

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).