Brynsadler is a small village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 situated in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Wales

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. It is located just off Junction 34 of the M4 motorway

M4 motorway

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It has one pub, the Ivor Arms which for a brief period was named Y Draenog but took back its original name in November 2007.

The main road to Cowbridge

Cowbridge

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 runs through the village, and is known locally as 'Brynsadler hill'. Brynsadler used to be home to the Crown Buckley brewery

Brewery

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 housed opposite the village pub. The brewery was bought by S A Brain and eventually relocated to Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

. The brewery and brewery houses were demolished and a housing estate called "Clos Brenin" replaced it.

Brynsadler also housed a chapel

Chapel

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, called Capel Zion, located opposite the post office. It closed down and was converted into housing accommodation.

Given its position between Llanharry

Llanharry

Llanharry is a small village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.Historically Llanharry has been inextricably linked with iron mining as far back as the Roman period and Elizabethan era, and for a period in the 20th century it boasted the only iron mine in Wales.-Employment:Llanharry...

 and Pontyclun

Pontyclun

Pontyclun is a village in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is served by the South Wales Main Line and has its own local rugby union club...

, Brynsadler is a pit stop for many summer activities such as fun-runs.