Visit Trehafod Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Trehafod

  

Trehafod Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Trehafod

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Trehafod history

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The 1847 tithe map of the area shows a number of farms on the area that was to become Trehafod. These were named Hafod Uchaf, Hafod Ganol and Hafod Fawr. “Hafod” is a Welsh word meaning literally “summer dwelling”, and refers to an upland farm (from the practice of taking cattle up the hillside from the valley floor to graze in the summer months)

Flooding

The village has frequently suffered flooding from the Rhondda River. Flooding also occurred in 1921, 1929 and 1979. A major river improvement scheme was completed in 1985 and no problems have occurred since then.

You can visit Trehafod places with Walkfo Trehafod to hear history at Trehafod’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Trehafod has 47 places to visit in our interactive Trehafod map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Trehafod, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Trehafod places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Trehafod & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Trehafod Places Map
47 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Trehafod tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Trehafod

  

Best Trehafod places to visit

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Trehafod has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Trehafod’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Trehafod’s information audio spots:

St Anne’s Church, Ynyshir St Anne’s Church is located in the Welsh village of Ynyshir in the Benefice of Tylorstown in the Rhondda Valley. It dates from the 1880s.

Tabernacle, Ynysybwl Tabernacle, Ynysybwl is an Independent chapel in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The chapel is located in Other Street, in Other Street.

Pontypridd RFC Pontypridd Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team. They play in the Indigo Group Premiership, which they won for four consecutive seasons between 2012 and 2015. They have won the Specsavers National Cup on 6 occasions, with the most recent being in 2014. Established in 1876, they have produced numerous players for Wales national rugby union.

Dewi Sant Hospital Dewi Sant Hospital is a small hospital in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Great Western Mine Great Western Mine, also known as Hetty Pit, was a coal mine, at Hopkinstown, near Pontypridd, Glamorgan in South Wales.

Pontypridd Cottage Hospital Pontypridd Cottage Hospital is a health facility in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Rhondda Heritage Park Rhondda Heritage Park is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage. Visitors can experience the life of the coal miners on a guided tour through one of the mine shafts of the Lewis Merthyr colliery.

River Rhondda The River Rhondda is a river in South Wales. It has two major tributaries, Rhondda Fawr (meaning big Rhonddda) and Rhondada Fach (meaning little Rondda) Rhonda Fawr is the largest river in Wales.

Jerusalem, Ynysybwl Jerusalem, Ynysybwl was a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Glamorgan, Wales. Services at Jerusalem were conducted in the Welsh language.

Sardis Road Sardis Road is a rugby union stadium situated in Pontypridd, Wales. It is home to the Principality Premiership team, PontyPRidd RFC and previously the Celtic Warriors, the now defunct regional rugby union team. It’s commonly known as the “House of Pain”

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