Tonyrefail

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Tonyrefail

Total population

9,317

Coordinates51.58°, -3.43°

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

Overview

Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Llantrisant, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Trebanog and about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th century, when coal and steel became synonymous with the South Wales Valleys, Tonyrefail evolved from being a rural hamlet to an industrial village. The population at the 2001 census was 11,035.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Richard Price

British philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)

Lynn Davies

Welsh long jumper and 1964 Olympic champion

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Iestyn ap Gwrgant

last independent ruler of Glamorgan

Tewdrig

Welsh saint and king

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Leighton Rees

darts player (1940–2003)

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Alan Davies

Welsh rugby union coach

Paul Amos

Welsh actor

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Garfield Owen

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

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Garin Jenkins

Welsh rugby union player

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Ken Leek

Welsh footballer (1935–2007)

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Adam Thomas

Welsh rugby union player

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Brian Sparks

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

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Chris Dicomidis

Welsh rugby union player

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Daniel Pascoe

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

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David Wynne

Welsh composer

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Don Dearson

Welsh footballer (1914-1990)

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

Nearby places in Wales

• Porth
  2.2 mi away · pop. 14,648
• Pontypridd
  3.9 mi away · pop. 30,457
• Price Town
  5.1 mi away
• Wyndham
  5.3 mi away
• Treharris
  7.8 mi away · pop. 12,352
• Llandough
  9.5 mi away
• Southerndown
  11.8 mi away · pop. 280
• Llandough
  13.7 mi away
• Pontneddfechan
  13.8 mi away
• Glynneath
  13.9 mi away
• Cwmgwrach
  13.9 mi away
• Dinas Powys
  14 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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