- 1 Miskin Rd, Mountain Ash CF45 3UB
- 3 Penrhiwceiber Rd, Mountain Ash CF45 3SP
- 9 Allen St, Caegarw, Mountain Ash CF45 4BD
- 56 Glancynon Terrace, Abercynon, Mountain Ash CF45 4TG
- 30 Oxford St, Mountain Ash CF45 3HB
- 42 Commercial St, Mountain Ash CF45 3PW
About Mountain Ash
There were 11,230 people living in Mountain Ash as of the 2011 Census, and a projected 11,339 people as of the 2019 Census. Mountain Ash is located in the Cynon Valley, within the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw, Darranlas, Fernhill, Glenboi, and Newtown are all parts of the county of Glamorgan. Cardiff is 31 kilometers south-east, Aberdare is 22.5 kilometers south-northwest, and Penrhiwceiber is 1 mile south-east. Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw, and Newtown are located in the eastern half, while the town center and the districts of Miskin, Darranlas, Fernhill, and Glenboi are located in the western half (civil parishes).
Welsh toponyms were used to describe the area before a village was built there in the early 19th century. Around 1570, the area was known as Aber Pennarthe; by 1600, it was known as Aberpennarth; and by 1638, it was known as Tir Aber Penarth (which translates to “Mouth of the river Pennar”). Another toponym, Dyffryn (Valley or plain between hills), seems to have gained significance around the turn of the 18th century. The home of the Bruce family was first known as Aberpennar, but by 1691 it was being referred to as Aberpennar alias Dyffryn, and by 1717 it was being referred to as Dyffrin alias Aberpennar. When it was renovated in the middle of the 18th century, it was simply known as Duffryn. Even though the river’s mouth is close by, the early village is called Dyffryn on tithe maps from the time period.
The Mountain Ash Inn, located on the historic Aberdare Road, is the inspiration for the town’s English moniker. It was opened in 1809. According to Thomas Morgan, the land was leased by the owner, John Bruce Pryce, to a man named David John Rhys, who subsequently constructed a public house on the plot. Rhys gave Pryce the name “Cerdinen” for the new structure because he saw a solitary “Cerdinen” (the Welsh term for a mountain ash tree, sometimes known as a rowan) nearby.
Hotels in Mountain Ash
- Aberdare Hotel
Address: 8B Ffrwd Crescent, Mountain Ash CF45 4AA