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|country = Wales |
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|welsh_name= Treorci |
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|static_image=[[File:Treorchy.jpg|240px]] |
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|constituency_welsh_assembly= [[Rhondda (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Rhondda]] |
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|official_name= Treorchy |
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|latitude= 51.6594 |
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|longitude= -3.5055 |
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| population = 7694 |
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| population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=6506762&c=Treorchy&d=14&e=61&g=6495199&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388752824734&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 |title=2011 Census: Census Area Statistics |work=Office for National Statistics |accessdate= 3 January 2014}}</ref> |
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|unitary_wales= [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]] |
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|lieutenancy_wales= [[Mid Glamorgan]] |
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|constituency_westminster= [[Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)|Rhondda]] |
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|post_town= TREORCHY |
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|postcode_district = CF42 |
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|postcode_area= CF |
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|dial_code= 01443 |
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|os_grid_reference= SS955965 |
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}} |
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'''Treorchy''' ({{lang-cy|Treorci}}) is a village, although it used to be and still has characteristics of a town, in the [[county borough]] of [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]], Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 16 [[Community (Wales)|communities]] of the [[Rhondda]], taking in the near villages of [[Cwmparc]] and [[Ynyswen]]. |
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==History== |
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Treorchy is said to take its name from the stream that flows from the mountainside above the village into the River Rhondda; the 1875 Ordnance Survey map of the area refers to the stream is referred to as ‘Nant Orky'. The word Gorchi possibly comes from the Welsh word Gorchwy, suggesting a stream marking a boundary. Prior to industrialisation the tithe maps of the area show an unpopulated area of scattered farmhouses, such as Abergorchwy, Tile-du, and Glyn Coli. The area was predominantly meadows, pastures and woodland and farmed by tenant farmers such as Walter Edwards, Llewellyn Lewis and Mary Evans. Much of the land, in common with most of the Rhondda at that time, was owned by one of the great families of Glamorgan with much of Treorchy coming under the domain of the [[Marquess of Bute]] Estate.<ref name="Our Past - Treorchy">{{cite web|title=Our Past|url=http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk/heritagetrail/english/rhondda/treorchy.html|publisher=RCT Library Services|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref> The discovery of coal in the Rhondda Valley transformed the locality and within the decades after 1851 Treorchy became a densely populated industrial town. |
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Treorchy was established when the Abergorki Colliery, situated in Cwm Orci to the north, was opened as a level in 1859 by a Mr Huxham, a former manager of the Bute Merthyr Colliery. This was sold to J. H. Insole of Cymmer in 1862.<ref name="HistL - Treorchy">{{cite web|title=Historic Landscape|url=http://www.ggat.org.uk/cadw/historic_landscape/Rhondda/English/Rhondda_011.htm|publisher=Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust|accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> The first deep mine in Treorchy was sunk in the 1860s by [[David Davies (industrialist)|David Davies]] of [[Llandinam]] who would later own the [[Ocean Coal Company]].<ref>''The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales''. [[John Davies (historian)|John Davies]], [[Nigel Jenkins]], Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg750 ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6</ref> The initial development of the town was linear, based on the main road through the valley, but by 1875 a grid pattern of streets was emerging.<ref name="HistL - Treorchy" /> |
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The town grew around the [[coal mining]] industry during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, but by the end of the twentieth century all the local pits had closed, creating an economic downturn in the community. |
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==Language== |
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Pre-industrial Rhondda was a Welsh-speaking community and the Welsh language continued to be widely spoken in the valley, and particularly in the upper villages of the Rhondda until the mid-twentieth century. Many of the original migrants to the Rhondda were from rural Wales but a higher proportion came from England than was the case in those valleys that were industrialised earlier. In 1901 64.4% of the population of the Rhondda Urban District were recorded as Welsh-speaking but this proportion fell to 56.6% by 1911.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jones|title=Statistical Evidence|pages=44}}</ref> |
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The proportion of Treorchy's population able to speak Welsh fell to around 45% in 1921 and to less than 30% by 1951. In 1971, 20.3% of Treorchy's population were recorded as Welsh-speaking, which was a higher proportion than in any other ward within the Rhondda Municipal Borough. |
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A Welsh-medium primary school, Ysgol Gymraeg Ynyswen, is situated in the nearby village of [[Ynyswen]]. The school was established in 1950 and was the first Welsh-medium school in the Rhondda. It serves Treorchy and the surrounding villages, including [[Treherbert]], [[Cwmparc]], [[Penyrenglyn]] and [[Blaencwm]]. |
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==Employment== |
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Treorchy was, for many years, a town that relied on the coal mines such as Abergorki, Tylecoch, Parc and Dare collieries. All of the collieries had closed by the end of the 1970s, leaving many to find new work. Treorchy became a [[commuter]] village, with the working population seeking employment in the larger towns and cities that surround it, such as [[Cardiff]] and [[Bridgend]]. |
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The work in Treorchy now is mostly [[retail]]. |
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==Religion== |
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In its early days as an industrial settlement, Treorchy was considered a nonconformist stronghold, with many chapels, the largest of which was [[Noddfa, Treorchy|Noddfa]], a Welsh Baptist chapel which could seat upwards of a thousand people and which had a proud choral tradition. |
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==Education== |
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Treorchy has two main schools: Treorchy [[Primary school|Primary School]] and [[Treorchy Comprehensive]]. The primary school is not on the original site of Treorchy Boys and Treorchy Girls schools, but is built 100m further along Glyncoli Road. It is built to the original plans used on many of the older schools in the upper Rhondda. |
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Treorchy [[Comprehensive school]] was built on the old site of the Tylecoch colliery. Its western athletics track was named the "Red Ash", being the remnants of the mine shaft. This was removed in 2006 to build an [[astroturf]] sportsfield. The school is officially 500m from the main gate to the rear gate, and runs from Chepstow Road, [[Cwmparc]], to the Tylecoch Bridge, Treorchy. |
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== Transport == |
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[[File:Bwlch-y-Clawdd Road and Treorchy - geograph.org.uk - 1078775.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Bwlch-y-Clawdd Road and Treorchy]] |
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There are several roads linking Treorchy to other towns and villages. The [[A4061 road|A4061]] leads over the [[Bwlch y Clawdd]] Pass, and by this road it is possible to travel to [[Bridgend]] via the [[Ogmore Vale]] and to [[Maesteg]] and [[Port Talbot]]. Within the Rhondda Fawr Valley, taking the A4061 northwards leads to the end of the valley, at [[Treherbert]], and ultimately to [[Hirwaun]], which is at the junction of the [[A465 road|Head of the Valleys Road]], and just south of the [[Brecon Beacons National Park]]. Following the valley's course southward on the [[A4058 road|A4058]], one reaches [[Llwynypia]], [[Tonypandy]], [[Porth]] and [[Pontypridd]], where one can use the [[A470 road|A470]] to reach [[Cardiff]]. |
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Treorchy also has its own [[Treorchy railway station|railway station]], which is located on the [[Rhondda Line]], which has regular services up the line to [[Treherbert railway station]] and also to [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]] run by [[Arriva Trains Wales]]. |
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Treorchy is served by buses operated by [[Stagecoach]] in [[South Wales]] to [[Blaenrhondda]], [[Blaencwm]], [[Treherbert]], [[Tonypandy]], Porth, [[Pontypridd]] and [[Caerphilly]]. On summer Sundays, [[Veolia Transport|Veolia]] provides a service to [[Bridgend]] (via the Ogmore Valley) and [[Brecon]] under the Shamrock Travel branding. |
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==Entertainment and social history== |
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[[File:Parc and Dare Hall.jpg|right|thumb| The Parc and Dare Hall (June 2008)]] |
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Attractions in the town include the [[Parc and Dare Hall]], home of the [[Treorchy Male Choir]] and the Parc and Dare band.<ref>[http://www.brassbands.co.uk/history.htm The Parc & Dare Band] at brassbands.co.uk</ref> The hall also provides entertainment as a venue for [[Movie theater|cinema]], [[theatre]] and [[pantomime]], and for school [[eisteddfodau]] and other performances. |
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Treorchy hosted the [[National Eisteddfod]] in 1928, the only time the event has been held in the Rhondda. |
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==Sport== |
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[[Treorchy RFC]] is the [[rugby union]] club, nicknamed the Zebras. |
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==Notable people== |
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*[[Euros Bowen]] (1904–88) - Welsh poet and bard |
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*[[Billy Cleaver]] (1921-2003) - Wales international rugby player |
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*[[Donald Davies]] (1924-2000) - Computer scientist |
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*[[John Davies (historian)|John Davies]] (1938-2015) - Welsh historian |
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*[[Peter George (author)|Peter George]] (1924–66) - author and Oscar nominated screenwriter |
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*[[Noel Kinsey]] (1925) - Welsh international footballer |
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*[[Wayne Jones (footballer)|Wayne Jones]] (1948) – Welsh international footballer |
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*[[Clive Thomas]] (1936) - World Cup football referee |
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*[[Frank Vickery]] (1951) - Playwright |
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*[[Geraint Williams]] (1962) - Welsh international footballer |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{official website|http://www.treorchy.net}} |
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* [http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/heritagetrail/english/rhondda/treorchy.html Heritage Trail:Treorchy] Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Services |
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==Bibliography== |
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* {{cite book|last=Jones|first=Dot|title=Statistical Evidence relating to the Welsh Language 1801–1911|year=1998|publisher=University of Wales Press|location=Cardiff|isbn=0708314600}} |
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{{Rhondda Cynon Taf}} |
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{{Rhondda Valley}} |
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[[Category:Rhondda Valley]] |
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[[Category:Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf]] |
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[[Category:Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf]] |
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