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Ystrad Rhondda (also known as Ystrad or Ystrad-Rhondda) is a community (or civil parish) and village in the Rhondda Fawr valley in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. As a community and ward Ystrad contains the neighbouring settlement of Gelli. The population of the community was 5,854 in the UK census of 2011. Ystrad is a former coal mining village which was once housed the most profitable collieries belonging to the Cory brothers. The Rhondda Fawr River runs through the village, separating it from Gelli on the southern bank. [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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