Llantwit Fardre
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  Llantwit Fardre Location withinRhondda Cynon Taf | |
| Population | 6,099 (2011 Ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST076851 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PONTYPRIDD |
| Postcode district | CF38 |
| Dialling code | 01443 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
51°33′28″N3°20′03″W / 51.5578°N 3.3341°W /51.5578; -3.3341 Community map
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Llantwit Fardre (Welsh:Llanilltud Faerdref) is a large village andcommunity (andelectoral ward) situated on theA473, Pontypridd toBridgend, road near theWelsh towns ofPontypridd andLlantrisant. Llantwit Fardre is also the name of the oldparish and thecommunity area that takes in the villages of Llantwit Fardre,Tonteg andChurch Village. It is in the county ofRhondda Cynon Taf.
TheWelsh Government has constructed abypass to reduce traffic congestion on the A473 road atTonteg,Church Village and Llantwit Fardre. The Church Village bypass, as it is known, has been built as a single carriageway, with crawler and overtaking lanes around roundabouts, and was opened for traffic in September 2010.[2][3]
It is believed the name Llantwit Fardre is derived from an oldWelsh Language name meaning The Church of StIlltud (Llantwit), on the Home Farm of the Prince (Faerdref) and relates to the land surrendered to the prince of the District by his subject to provide him with an income.Saint Illtud was a 5th-centuryCeltic priest who built his second church roughly in the area where the present church stands. He was later famed as the Saint of the Five Keys of youth, learning, chivalry, priesthood and knighthood.
The parish has a fairly well preserved 12th centurymottecastle with an intactmoat,[4] calledTomen-y-clawdd, which is located in the parish village ofTonteg. Coach companyEdwards Coaches is based in the town, and was established in 1925.
A station calledLlantwit Fardre (and formerly Llantwit Dyffryn Red Ash Colliery) served the village on theLlantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway.
Industrialisation began in Llantwit Fardre in the late 17th century with the introduction of stone quarrying andcoal mining. With the decline of coal mining the local populace tend tocommute to work.
Between 1959 and 1973Gilbern cars were manufactured in the village.[5]
Llantwit Fardre hasrugby union,association football, cricket and netball clubs.Llantwit Fardre RFC are arugby union team who play in theWRU Division 1 East Central;Llantwit Fardre AFC are a local football club that have a team playing in the South Wales Premier Football League.
Llantwit Fardre is the name of a community ward for Llantwit Fardre Community Council, electing four of the twelve community councillors.[6] Llantwit Fardre Parish Council was originally formed under theLocal Government Act 1894, with the first meeting held on 1 January 1895. It became acommunity council in 1974, after local government re-organisation, when Welsh parish councils were re-titled. The council have the motto, "Goreu arf arf ddysg" ("The best tools are the tools for learning"), carved over the entrance to the Carnegie Hall.[7]
Llantwit Fardre is also the name of a county ward toRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, with boundaries matching the community ward, covering Llantwit Fardre village andEfail Isaf.[8] The ward elects two county councillors.[9] On 2 May 2008, Joel James, a BritishConservative Party politician became the first Tory councillor to be elected to the county council for the Llantwit Fardre seat.[10]
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