Penrhiwceiber
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Penrhiwceiber is a former Welsh coal mining village and community deep in the South Wales Valleys
of Wales. Penrhiwceiber is situated in the Cynon Valley
in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, it lies 1 mile south of the town of Mountain Ash. Penrhiwceiber was once a highly Welsh
speaking village up until around the early 20th century, it is now home to Cylch Meithrin Penrhiwceiber which is a Welsh Medium
Pre-school for local toddlers to attend. In accordance with the 2001 census, the village has a population of around 6,000 people. To the locals of the village, Penrhiwceiber is generally known as "the Ceiber" or "Y Ceiber". The village is served by Penrhiwceiber railway station
on the Aberdare Valley Branch of the Merthyr Valley Line
. The the east of the village lies the mountain Twyn Brynbychan which lies at around 1,348 ft above sea level.
. This reflects the early character of the district, which up until the last twenty years of the 19th century was a heavily wooded area with steep sloping mountainsides being covered by Penrhiwceiber Woods (Welsh: Coedwigoedd Penrhiwceibr). However the woodland nature of the district was to change with the arrival of the coal industry as the woods were felled and a colliery and terraces of houses took their place.
The school primary school in the area is Penrhiwceibr Primary School (Welsh: Ysgol Gynradd Penrhiwceibr) which was originally built in 1881 which provides further evidence as to the rapid growth of the village, with it having to be enlarged on three separate occasions in 1893, 1895 and 1901.
This growth was to continue into the 20th century until in 1920 the Kelly's Trade Directory was able to list over one hundred commercial properties for Penrhiwceiber, as well as railway stations (Penrhiwceiber railway station
) on both the Great Western and Taff Vale railways, religious buildings including Carmel Chapel (1880), Moriah Chapel, Bethel Eglwys-y-Wesleyaid (1884), Saint Winifred's Church (Welsh: Eglwys Sant Gwenffrewi) (1883), and the Penrhiwceiber Workmen's Hall and Institute (Welsh
: Sefydliad a Neuadd y Gweithwyr Penrhiwceibr) built in 1888.
Penrhiwceiber was an important area for coal mining
for the first half of the 20th century, it was home to two Coal Mines, which were:
Where Penrhiwceiber Colliery once sat, is now a local park and football and rugby fields which is locally known as Glasbrook Field (Welsh
: Cae Nant-glas). Where the Cwm Cynon Colliery once sat is now an industrial park and an industrial estate with few factories know as Parc Busnes Cwm Cynon (English
: Cwm Cynon Business Park) and the Ystrâd Ddiwydiannol Cwm Cynon (English
: Cwm Cynon Industrial Estate).
In Penrhiwceiber there is a clock tower memorial that was erected in memory of those who died while serving in World War I
, World War II
and the Korean War
.
Penrhiwceiber Workmen's Hall and Institute (Welsh
: Sefydliad a Neuadd y Gweithwyr Penrhiwceibr) was opened in the village in 1888 and restored in 1992. It remains one of the most prominent landmarks in the village.
of Penrhiwceiber, Tyntetown and Ynysboeth. The local St Winifred's Church (Eglwys Santes Gwenffrewi) is a parish church
and was built in 1883.
The other church, All Saints (Tyntetown), was built in 1903 to serve the two communities of Tyntetown and Ynysboeth. Originally a daughter church of Penrhiwceiber, it became an independent parish fairly early on, before rejoining Penrhiwceiber in 1972. There used to be a Salvation Army corps in the village.
with 2 towns, in China
and Kazakhstan
.
South Wales Valleys
The South Wales Valleys are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales, stretching from eastern Carmarthenshire in the west to western Monmouthshire in the east and from the Heads of the Valleys in the north to the lower-lying, pastoral country of the Vale of Glamorgan and the coastal plain...
of Wales. Penrhiwceiber is situated in the Cynon Valley
Cynon Valley
The Cynon Valley , is a famous former coal mining valley within the South Wales Valleys of Wales. The Cynon Valley lies between the other mining Valley of Rhondda and the iron industrial Valley of the Merthyr Valley. Its main towns are Aberdare located North of the Valley and Mountain Ash located...
in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, it lies 1 mile south of the town of Mountain Ash. Penrhiwceiber was once a highly Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
speaking village up until around the early 20th century, it is now home to Cylch Meithrin Penrhiwceiber which is a Welsh Medium
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
Pre-school for local toddlers to attend. In accordance with the 2001 census, the village has a population of around 6,000 people. To the locals of the village, Penrhiwceiber is generally known as "the Ceiber" or "Y Ceiber". The village is served by Penrhiwceiber railway station
Penrhiwceiber railway station
Penrhiwceiber railway station serves the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line between the town of Mountain Ash and the village of Abercynon. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.A station at this location was...
on the Aberdare Valley Branch of the Merthyr Valley Line
Merthyr Line
The Merthyr Line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from central Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. The line is part of the Cardiff urban rail network, known as the Valley Lines...
. The the east of the village lies the mountain Twyn Brynbychan which lies at around 1,348 ft above sea level.
Etymology
Penrhiwceiber if from "Pen-y-rhiw-ceibr" which is the Welsh for (“(the) top/end (of) the hill/slope/rise (of) the joist/beam/rafter”). The reason for this name is because there once was an avenue of trees on Ffordd LlanwynnoLlanwynno
Llanwynno is a hamlet high up in the mountains between the historic mining valleys of the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys in Rhondda Cynon Taf deep in the heart of the South Wales Valleys ....
. This reflects the early character of the district, which up until the last twenty years of the 19th century was a heavily wooded area with steep sloping mountainsides being covered by Penrhiwceiber Woods (Welsh: Coedwigoedd Penrhiwceibr). However the woodland nature of the district was to change with the arrival of the coal industry as the woods were felled and a colliery and terraces of houses took their place.
History
Penrhiwceiber was once a heavily wooded area with steep sloping mountainsides up until the last 20 years of the 19th century. According to the 1871 - 1881 Census Records the village of Penrhiwceiber is not listed, however in 1881 the Census lists a number of streets within the village of Penrhiwceiber of that including:- Railway Terrace (Welsh: Teras Rheilffordd)
- Cynon Terrace (Welsh: Teras Cynon)
- Glanlay Street (Welsh: Stryd Glanlay)
- Rheola Street (Welsh: Stryd Rheola)
- Penrhiwceiber Road (Welsh: Heol Penrhiwceibr)
The school primary school in the area is Penrhiwceibr Primary School (Welsh: Ysgol Gynradd Penrhiwceibr) which was originally built in 1881 which provides further evidence as to the rapid growth of the village, with it having to be enlarged on three separate occasions in 1893, 1895 and 1901.
This growth was to continue into the 20th century until in 1920 the Kelly's Trade Directory was able to list over one hundred commercial properties for Penrhiwceiber, as well as railway stations (Penrhiwceiber railway station
Penrhiwceiber railway station
Penrhiwceiber railway station serves the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line between the town of Mountain Ash and the village of Abercynon. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.A station at this location was...
) on both the Great Western and Taff Vale railways, religious buildings including Carmel Chapel (1880), Moriah Chapel, Bethel Eglwys-y-Wesleyaid (1884), Saint Winifred's Church (Welsh: Eglwys Sant Gwenffrewi) (1883), and the Penrhiwceiber Workmen's Hall and Institute (Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
: Sefydliad a Neuadd y Gweithwyr Penrhiwceibr) built in 1888.
Penrhiwceiber was an important area for coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
for the first half of the 20th century, it was home to two Coal Mines, which were:
- Penrhiwceibr Colliery (WelshWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
: Glofa Penrhiwceibr) - Which sank in 1872 by a Mr. Thomas of Cwmbach, at one point in 1923 there were over 2200 employees. But sadly, Penrhiwceiber Colliery closed on the 8th of October 1985, spanning more than a century.
- Cwm Cynon Colliery (WelshWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
: Glofa Cwm Cynon) - Which began in 1889.
Where Penrhiwceiber Colliery once sat, is now a local park and football and rugby fields which is locally known as Glasbrook Field (Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
: Cae Nant-glas). Where the Cwm Cynon Colliery once sat is now an industrial park and an industrial estate with few factories know as Parc Busnes Cwm Cynon (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Cwm Cynon Business Park) and the Ystrâd Ddiwydiannol Cwm Cynon (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Cwm Cynon Industrial Estate).
In Penrhiwceiber there is a clock tower memorial that was erected in memory of those who died while serving in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
.
Penrhiwceiber Workmen's Hall and Institute (Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
: Sefydliad a Neuadd y Gweithwyr Penrhiwceibr) was opened in the village in 1888 and restored in 1992. It remains one of the most prominent landmarks in the village.
Religion
Penrhiwceiber falls within the ecclesiastical parishChurch in Wales
The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.As with the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Wales serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The current archbishop is Barry Morgan, the Bishop of Llandaff.In contrast to the...
of Penrhiwceiber, Tyntetown and Ynysboeth. The local St Winifred's Church (Eglwys Santes Gwenffrewi) is a parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
and was built in 1883.
The other church, All Saints (Tyntetown), was built in 1903 to serve the two communities of Tyntetown and Ynysboeth. Originally a daughter church of Penrhiwceiber, it became an independent parish fairly early on, before rejoining Penrhiwceiber in 1972. There used to be a Salvation Army corps in the village.
Twin towns
Penrhiwceiber is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with 2 towns, in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
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Henan Henan Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan... |
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| Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... ! style="background: #FFFFEF> color: #000000" ! | |
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Pavlodar Pavlodar Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Province. It is located 350 km northeast of the national capital Astana, and 400 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the city has a population of 331710... |
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