Graig, Pontypridd
Graig | |
Graig |
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Population | 2,490 (2011 Ward)[1] |
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OS grid reference | ST070894 |
Principal area | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
Ceremonial county | Mid Glamorgan |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PONTYPRIDD |
Postcode district | CF37 |
Dialling code | 01443 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | Pontypridd |
Welsh Assembly | Pontypridd |
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Coordinates: 51°35′56″N 3°20′40″W / 51.59882°N 3.34439°W
Graig (not to be confused with the ward within Newport of the same name), is a historic district of the town of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, and was historically referred to as 'Rhiw' (hill). The area is closely associated with coal mining and consists largely of terraced housing. Notable collieries within the area include - Gelli-whion (Gelliwion) Colliery, Newbridge Colliery (1844), Pen-y-rhiw (Penrhiw) Colliery (c1870) and Pontypridd Maritime Collieries (1841). Graig today is also home to the Dewi Sant Hospital.
References
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 16 November 2015.
External links
- http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/ST0789?inner
- http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=gallery&w=graig+pontypridd
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