Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf
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| Mountain Ash shown within Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
| Population | 7,374 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST025915 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MOUNTAIN ASH |
| Postcode district | CF45 |
| Dialling code | 01443 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Mountain Ash (Welsh: Aberpennar) is a town and community in the Cynon Valley, within the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
At the 2001 census, Mountain Ash had a population of 29,000 increasing to 7,374 at the 2011 Census. The Mountain Ash geographical area incorporates and includes the districts and villages of Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw, Darranlas, Fernhill, Glenboi and Newtown. Mountain Ash lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan.
The town lies around 4.5 miles south of the town of Aberdare, around a mile north of the village and community of Penrhiwceiber, and approximately 19 miles northwest of Cardiff.
From an administrative point of view, Mountain Ash is split into two electoral wards; 'Mountain Ash West' takes into account the town centre, together with the districts of Darranlas, Fernhill and Glenboi; 'Mountain Ash East' meanwhile comprises the remaining districts of Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw and Newtown.
Unlike other villages in the South Wales Valleys, it remained quiet, being only disturbed in 1818 by the construction of the Aberdare Canal. It became disused in the early 19th century, filled in to form the New Cardiff Road in 1933.
The population of the village was 1,614 in 1841, rising to 11,463 in 1871 with the opening of local collieries. The 1851 census shows the construction of Duffryn Street and Navigation Street. By 1859 there were 12 public houses, some of the earliest being the Bruce Arms, the Junction Inn and the New Inn. By 1920, Kelly's Directory lists over 200 businesses within the village.
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