Williamstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Williamstown (Welsh: Trewiliam) is a veelage in Rhondda in the coonty burgh o Rhondda Cynon Taf, athin the historic coonty boondaries o Glamorgan, Wales. Williamstown wis foondit in the 1870s, is locatit at the fuit o Mynydd Dinas an is a destrict o neebourin veelage Penygraig.

Williamstown Welsh: Trewiliam
Williamstown Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
OS grid reference	ST002907
Principal area	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ceremonial coonty	Mid Glamorgan
Kintra	Wales
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	TONYPANDY
Postcode destrict	CF40
Diallin code	01443
Police	Sooth Wales
Fire	Sooth Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Pairlament	Wales
UK Pairlament	Rhondda
Welsh Assemmly	Rhondda

Early history

Afore the Rhondda wis industrialisit in the mid tae late 19t century, the aurie whaur Williamstown nou resides, wis made up o firthlands occupeed bi spairsely populatit fermlands. Williamstown exhibits very little evidence o early habitation, a few Bronze Age cairns hae been discovered on Mynydd Dinas, but maist hafodi an ferm hooses tendit tae group aroond the River Rhondda locatit lawer doun the glen.

Hintle o the laund in the Rhondda, ance controlled bi individual fermers, haed been bocht up bi walthy absentee landlairds bi the stairt o the 19t century. The laund which wad become Williamstown wis bocht bi Walter Coffin, the pioneer o coal minin in the Rhondda, aroond the 1850s. In 1867 this laund wis inheritit bi the Williams faimily, through their faither, a cousin o Coffin. The Williams faimily gave their name tae the toun that wis built on their laund an amang the trustees o the faimily wis Caroline Elizabeth Williams, Arthur John Williams an Morgan Bransby Williams.

Freemit airtins

• Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Services, Heritage Trail:Penygraig Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine