Tonypandy

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Tonypandy

Total population

17,789

Coordinates51.62°, -3.46°

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

Overview

Tonypandy is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A former industrial coal mining town, the town was the scene of the 1910 Tonypandy riots.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Ryan Day

Welsh snooker player

Richard Price

British philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)

Lynn Davies

Welsh long jumper and 1964 Olympic champion

J

John Lloyd

Welsh rugby union footballer and coach

R

Richie Burnett

British darts player

H

Heather Dohollau

French poet and writer (1925–2013)

L

Laurence Eaves

Welsh physicist

G

Geraint Williams

Welsh footballer and manager

Alan Curtis

Welsh footballer (born 1954)

A

Alfred Francis

Welsh rugby league footballer

B

Billy Rees

Welsh footballer (1924-1996)

David John Bowen

British boxer

D

Dennis Lewis

Welsh footballer (1925-1996)

D

Dorothy Edwards

Welsh writer (1903–1934)

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Emlyn Jenkins

Welsh rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach

G

George Edwards

Welsh professional footballer, born 1920

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

Nearby places in Wales

• Porth
  2.3 mi away · pop. 14,648
• Wyndham
  3.7 mi away
• Pontypridd
  5.2 mi away · pop. 30,457
• Treharris
  7.2 mi away · pop. 12,352
• Pontneddfechan
  10.8 mi away
• Glynneath
  10.9 mi away
• Cwmgwrach
  11 mi away
• Pentreclwydau
  11.6 mi away
• Llandough
  12.3 mi away
• Abergarwed
  12.3 mi away
• Southerndown
  13.5 mi away · pop. 280
• Llandough
  16.6 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 Tonypandy

My Wales

Viscount Tonypandy George Thomas · 1986

Tonypandy riots, 1910-11

Gwyn Evans · 2010

The Tonypandy riots 1910-11

Gwyn Evans · 1992

General Smuts's message to South Wales

Jan Christiaan Smuts · 1918

Tonypandy third annual Gold Crown Eisteddfod held on Maesyffrwd Grounds, Easter Monday & Tuesday, 1899

Wales)) Gold Crown Eisteddfod (3rd 1899 Tonypandy (Rhondda · 1899

In the frame

Dai Smith · 2010

Buildings of special architectural or historic interest

Cadw (Organization : Great Britain) · 1986

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-15

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-09-15

Black Meadowhawk

Sympetrum danae

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Fleabane

Pulicaria dysenterica

Seen 2026-09-15

porcelain mushroom

Oudemansiella mucida

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Spitting Spider

Scytodes thoracica

Seen 2026-09-14

Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Seen 2026-09-13

Large White

Pieris brassicae

Seen 2026-09-12

Himalayan honeysuckle

Leycesteria formosa

Seen 2026-09-12

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

Official Identifiers