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Penrhiwceiber Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Penrhiwceiber

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Penrhiwceiber history

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Penrhiwceiber was once a heavily wooded area with steep sloping mountainsides up until the last 20 years of the 19th century. The growth was connected to the construction of the Penrikyber Colliery in 1878. The first commercial coal was raised from the mine in 1879, though the pit was serviced by a simple wooden headgear with a single rope. In an 1896 report by the Inspector of Mines, the colliery was employing 1,463 men, and in 1908, that number was close to 1,800. In 1909 the pit fire saw the lives of 30 men saved by the actions of the fire brigade.

Penrhiwceiber etymology

Penrhiwceiber, which means joist, beam or rafter, may suggest a place where timber was plentiful. The area was a heavy woodland, before the coming of the coal trade.

You can visit Penrhiwceiber places with Walkfo Penrhiwceiber to hear history at Penrhiwceiber’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Penrhiwceiber has 49 places to visit in our interactive Penrhiwceiber 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 Penrhiwceiber, 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 Penrhiwceiber places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Penrhiwceiber & the surrounding areas.

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49 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Penrhiwceiber historic spots	Penrhiwceiber tourist destinations	Penrhiwceiber plaques	Penrhiwceiber geographic features
Walkfo Penrhiwceiber tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Penrhiwceiber

  

Best Penrhiwceiber places to visit

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

Mynydd Merthyr Mynydd Merthyr is a broad ridge of high ground between Taff Vale (Welsh Cwm Taf) and the Cwm Cynon in the Valleys region of South Wales. It forms the boundary between the unitary authorities of Rhondda Cynon Taff to the west and Merthyrs Tydfil to the east. The high point of 493m is at Mynyd Gethin (OS grid reference SO 044025) The ridge includes subsidiary summits of Twyn Brynbychan and Twyn Sych.

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

Mountain Ash General Hospital Mountain Ash General Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cyffredinol Mountain Ash) was a health facility on Duffryn Road, Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Ysbyty Cwm Cynon Ysbyty Cwm Cynon (English: Cynon Valley Hospital) is a health facility on New Road, Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Aberfan Aberfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌabɛrˈvan] is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley. It became known for the Aberfan disaster, when a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.

Penrhiwceiber Rangers F.C. Penrhiwceiber Rangers F.C play in the Ardal Leagues South West. The Welsh club were formed in 1961.

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

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