Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; 4 miles northwest of Llantrisant, about 1.5 miles from Trebanog and about 2 miles from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th century, when coal and steel became synonymous with the South Wales Valleys, Tonyre…Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; 4 miles northwest of Llantrisant, about 1.5 miles from Trebanog and about 2 miles from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th century, when coal and steel became synonymous with the South Wales Valleys, Tonyrefail evolved from being a rural hamlet to an industrial village. The population at the 2001 census was 11,035.
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