Rhondda

Rhondda

Rhondda , city (1991 pop. 70,980), Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales, on tributaries of the Taff River. Coal mining, once the chief occupation, has disappeared. Light manufacturing and quarrying are the main industries. A mining heritage museum is at Treharris.

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Rhondda

Rhondda Rhon. Rotheni 12th cent. ‘(Place on the) River Rhondda’. The river name means ‘noisy one’ (Welsh rhoddni).

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Rhondda

Rhondda, Wales/UK Rotheni ‘(Place on the) River Rhondda’ whose name means ‘Noisy One’ from the Welsh rhoddni.

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Rhondda

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