Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun.

Penderyn

The former Soar Chapel
Penderyn
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
OS grid referenceSN945085
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERDARE
Postcode districtCF44
Dialling code01685
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Location

The village lies on the A4059 road between Hirwaun and Brecon and is the last settlement on that road in the county of Rhondda Cynon Taf before the border with Powys to the north. The village sits just within the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The River Cynon passes through the area.

There are four disused churches and chapels in Penderyn: Jerusalem Chapel (Calvinistic Methodist, now a house), Siloam Chapel (Baptist, a grade II listed building), Soar Chapel (Independent, now an antiques shop) and St Cynog's Church (Church in Wales).[1][2][3][4]

Penderyn is the home of Penderyn Whisky. The award-winning[5] single malt whisky was launched in 2004 and was the first distilled in Wales for over 100 years.

Etymology

Penderyn contains two Welsh words:[6]

  • Pen, meaning 'head (of)'
  • and 'deryn', an abbreviation of 'aderyn', meaning 'bird'

History

Penderyn began as an agricultural village, which supplied the ever growing needs of the nearby local market town of Aberdare.

Until the county's inclusion in Powys in 1974 the village was in the county of Brecknockshire.

Notable people

Dic Penderyn (Richard Lewis, 1807/8–1831), the central figure of the Merthyr Rising of 1831, was not from village but was from Aberavon.

See also

References
  1. "Jerusalem Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Chapel Road, Penderyn, Aberdare (6152)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. "Siloam Welsh Baptist Church, Pontbren Llwyd, Penderyn, Aberdare;siloah (6151)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. "Zoar Independent Chapel, Soar, Chapel Road, Penderyn, Aberdare (6150)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. "St Cynog, Penderyn (Former Church)". Church Heritage Cymru 5404. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. "Royal approval for Welsh whisky". 26 June 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. http://www.someplacenamesinsouthwales.4t.com/contact.html


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