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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Tylorstown

  

Tylorstown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Tylorstown

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Tylorstown history

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In 1896, 57 miners were killed by an underground explosion in the Tylorstown pits. The last working mine in the village closed in the 1960s setting off a long period of economic decline. The Rhondda by-pass, also known as the Porth relief road, opened in December 2006.

Tylorstown landmarks

The Welfare Hall was built in 1933 from red brick and stone in the French Baroque style. It is the last remaining miners’ institute in the Rhondda Valley. It was awarded £500,000 to renovate the building in 2017. The Holy Trinity Church, situated on a mound above the main road, is built in 1882-3.

You can visit Tylorstown places with Walkfo Tylorstown to hear history at Tylorstown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Tylorstown has 42 places to visit in our interactive Tylorstown 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 Tylorstown, 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 Tylorstown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Tylorstown & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Tylorstown Places Map
42 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Tylorstown places to visit

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

Ton Pentre F.C. Ton Pentre Football Club plays in the Ardal Leagues South West, the third level of Welsh league football. Nicknamed the “Rhondda Bulldogs”, the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pente, Rhondda Cynon Taff.

Ystradyfodwg Ystradyfodwg was an ancient upland parish in Glamorgan, Wales. It is believed to have been named after a 6th-century saint or chieftain. The Parish included most of the area which would later be known as Rhondda.

River Cynon River Cynon (Welsh: Afon Cynon) in South Wales is a main tributary of the Taff. Its source is the rising of Llygad Cynon at Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf and flows roughly southeast. The water emerging at the Cynon is traced back to the sink of the Nant Cadlan at Ogof Fawr.

District of Rhondda Rhondda was one of six local government districts of Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. The district was created from parts of Ystradyfodwg, Llanwonno and Llantrisant parishes in 1877. It was renamed Rhondada Urban District in 1897 after the River Rhonda.

Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda is a health facility on Partridge Road, Llwynypia. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

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

Cambrian & Clydach Vale B.&G.C. Cambrian & Clydach Vale Boys & Girls Club is a Welsh football club. The club was founded in 1965 as Cambrian United and joined the Welsh Football League in 2005. The side finished in promotion positions in Divisions Three and Two in successive seasons.

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.

Cefn Gwyngul Cefn Gwyngul is a long broad ridge in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough in South Wales. Its 470m high summit is marked by an ancient cairn known as Carn-y-Pigwn. Much of the hill is cloaked by modern forestry plantations.

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