Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff

Mountain Ash (Welsh: Aberpennar) is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales. It lies in the Cynon Valley.

Mountain Ash hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1905 and 1946. The town is served by Mountain Ash railway station on the Aberdare line of the Valley Lines rail network

Postally, the outlying villages of Glenboi, Fernhill, Cwmpennar, Cefnpennar and Abercynon all come under the town.

Mountain Ash is served by Mountain Ash Comprehensive School for students aged 11-18. The school is situated on the site of the former estate of Lord Aberdare, the main house, Dyffryn House, was still used by the school until its demolition in the 1980s. Opposite the site of the secondary school is the proposed site for a future Community hospital that aims to serve the Cynon Valley. Local primary schools include Caegarw, Glenboi, Darranlas, Miskin, Penguelan and Penrhiwceiber Primary School.

The town is steeped in history, as rows of terraced houses pose a constant reminder of the town's mining past. The valley sides provide scenic mountain walks and picturesque surroundings. Mountain Ash Rugby Football Club has an established Male voice choir who perform regularly in local events and have previously toured abroad.

Further to Mountain Ash train station, the village of Fernhill is also served by the Aberdare line.

The west end performer and TV star Michael Ball has ancestors in the town, with his grandparents still living in Mountain Ash.

External links

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Coordinates: 51°41′N, 3°23′W
20 minutes walk west from mountain ash will take you to llanwonno church and pub.this is the burrial place of gitto neath bran (the famous runner).

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