- Rhigos
Rhigos is a
village in the north of theCynon Valley , in thecounty borough ofRhondda Cynon Taff ,Wales . For postal reasons it comes under the town ofAberdare , although it is some 7mile s from Aberdare town centre.The village lies just off the old Aberdare road that was the main link between Aberdare and
Glyn Neath before theA465 road was extended.The town centre of
Glyn Neath is only 2 miles away. Rhigos lies at the apex of theCynon Valley andThe Vale of Neath The hamlets of
Cefn Rhigos andCwm-Hwnt lie to the west of the main village.One of the village's social hubs is the
Rhigos RFC Rugby Club House. Therugby union team play in Division Five, South Central, of the Welsh Rugby pyramid.There is one shop located in the village, which is a newsagents. This newsagents (
Post Office ) is run by the Dinwoodie Family whom called it " Dinwoodie's Goodie's". There are also two otherpub s located within Rhigos; "The Plough" and "The New Inn", Rhigos is also the home of the rugby LegendDai Morris .The scenery is spectaluar overlooking farms and fields such as Cwm Hwmt Farm and the fields Tony's Pond and Pullman's Field.
Industry
The Rhigos Colliery closed in 1965. It was a
drift mine . [Thomas, Michael: "The Death of an Industry", page 93. Colben system PTE. Ltd, 2004] It was known locally as "The Pandy" and previously as "British Rhondda".The
Tower Colliery which was located on the Rhigos Mountain, Craig-y-llyn, which was famously the subject of a worker's buy-out closed in 2008. The closure of "Tower Colliery" saw the last of the deep mines in Wales come to an end.Notable people
Academic Kevin Morgan was born and raised in the village. He Chaired the
Yes for Wales Group which campaigned successfully in theWelsh devolution referendum, 1997 . He is currently Professor of European Regional Planning [ [http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/cplan/contactsandpeople/stafflist/m-r/morgan-kevin-professor-overview.html Professor Kevin Morgan ] ] atCardiff University .Rhigos has had a wealth of rugby talent throughout the years, most notably
Dai Morris who played for Wales as aFlanker in the old "Glory days" of the 1970sReferences
External links
* [http://www.rhigosrfc.co.uk/ Rhigos RFC]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2742707 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Rhigos and surrounding area]
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