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Pontypridd (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɔntəˈpriːð]) (colloquially: Ponty [2] [3]) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, [4] approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre.
Pontypridd, industrial town, Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated at the confluence of the Rivers Rhondda and Taff. Pontypridd is a shopping centre for the Rhondda and middle Taff valleys.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A guide to Pontypridd - home of Tom Jones and the Welsh national anthem. Visit the National Lido of Wales, eat at the Market Quarter, and enjoy live music at Clwb y Bont. Discover Pontypridd - the gateway to South Wales’ iconic Rhondda Valleys.
Pontypridd is a town in Rhondda Cynon Taff, or Glamorgan. It sits at the confluence of the Taff and Rhondda rivers. The name Pontypridd was adopted in 1856 at the behest of Mr Charles Bassett who was the founder member of the Pontypridd Market Company. Up until that time the town had been known as Newbridge.
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