Tonypandy
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  Tonypandy shown within the United Kingdom |
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| Principal area | Rhondda Cynon Taff |
| Ceremonial county | Mid Glamorgan |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TONYPANDY |
| Postcode district | CF40 |
| Dialling code | 01443 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Rhondda |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Rhondda Cynon Taff | |
Tonypandy is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, South Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley.
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[edit] Amenities
It is one of the principal shopping areas in the Rhondda and has many shops to cater for all needs. A 30,000 sq ft Asda has recently opened on the site of the old Scotch Colliery, creating 300 jobs.
The town is served by Tonypandy railway station.
[edit] History
The town lies near the Mynydd y Gelli Iron and Bronze Age settlement and stone circle.
A major event in the town's history was the Tonypandy Riot of 1910.
Tonypandy is also a term coined by the character Alan Grant in Josephine Tey's 1951 novel The Daughter of Time for faulty collective memory or popular history.
[edit] Sports and recreation
Tonypandy has a King George's Field, the Athletics Ground, in memorial to King George V
[edit] Notable People
- Brothers Donald Houston and Glyn Houston - both were actors
- Terry Walton, the allotment doctor on the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2.
- George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy was raised in nearby Trealaw
- Fireman Sam - although not from Tonypandy, his hometown of Pontypandy is an amalgamation of nearby Pontypridd, and Tonypandy.
- Jordan Margery - actor, starred in eastenders, currently resides in nearby Llwynypia.
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