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Ynyshir means "Long River Meadow" in Welsh. Ynyshir is a village and a community (or civil parish) located in the Rhondda Valley, within Rhondda Cynon Taf in the southern part of Wales. The village takes its name from a farm in the area, falling within the historic parishes of Ystradyfodwg (now Rhondda) and Llanwonno (Welsh: Llanwynno). The community of Ynyshir lies between the small adjoining village of Wattstown and the larger town of neighbouring Porth. In the UK census of 2011 it had a population of 3,320. Until the mid-18th century Ynyshir was a sparsely populated agricultural area. Then in the 1840s the first deep coal mine was sunk in the village, representing the first colliery to be opened in the Rhondda Fach valley, and consequently Ynyshir also represents the earliest colliery settlement of the valley. [edit] Research Tips
[edit] MapsThe first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons
These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area
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