Need a Data Recovery? - Follow the simple steps below!
Send your Hard Disk to Salvation Data, 105 Upper Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT10 0LG
Send us your Hard Drive. Make sure to include your name and address inside package.
We will Recover your Data from your PC or Mac Hard Disk for 249.99+vat within 24-72 Hours not Weeks! We offer the best value service within UK.
You verify the data via email or telephone.
We will let you decide what method you want the data backed up.
We dispatch data to you on a next day service
Our Address: Salvation Data 105 Upper Lisburn Road, Belfast BT10 0LG Email us 24x 7 at sales@salvationdata.co.uk
Porth Data Recovery
| Porth | |
 Rheola Bridge, Porth |
|
  Porth
Porth shown within Wales |
|
| Population | 5,944 [1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Ceremonial county | Mid Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PORTH |
| Postcode district | CF39 |
| Dialling code | 01443 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Rhondda |
| List of places: UK • Wales • | |
Porth
Porth (Welsh: Y Porth) is a town and a community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Valley and is regarded as the gateway to the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys because both valleys meet at Porth. The Welsh word "porth" means "gate" when translated into English, however, Porth is a predominantly English-speaking community.
Neighbouring towns and villages include Trealaw, Trebanog, Trehafod and Ynyshir.
History
Porth grew around the coal mining industry during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries though all the coal mines in the area have since closed. The Rhondda Heritage Park in Trehafod, which celebrates the history of the Rhondda coal mining past, is situated near the town. Today the main internal economy of Porth is retail and the centre of Porth is home to the shopping district based around Hannah Street. Most other business are located on nearby Pontypridd Road and Porth Street.
Presently, Porth is home to around 6,000 people living in different areas of the town, namely Birchgrove, Britannia, Cymmer, Glynfach, Llwyncelyn, Mount Pleasant and Porth town centre.
Porth crater on Mars is named after the town.
Education
Secondary school age children are most likely to attend Porth County Community School, or Ysgol Gyfun Y Cymmer, situated in the Cymmer area of Porth. Despite the English language dominance of the area, the number of enrolments to Welsh language medium schools in the area continues to rise and these schools are nearing, or at, full capacity.
Transportation
Porth railway station resides in the town centre with services to Treherbert and Cardiff on the Rhondda Line. Arriva Trains Wales is responsible for the railway service available in Porth.
The recent construction of the Porth-Tylorstown bypass (Porth Relief Road) has caused traffic jams and detours. The bypass was opened on December 28, 2006, but landscaping work finished on April 2007. The construction of the bypass was first discussed over 50 years ago.
Sport and leisure
The town is also the home of The Pop Factory, opened in 2000 with an opening ceremony attended by Tom Jones, Cerys Matthews and Kelly Jones. It is both a television studio and recording studio. The owners of the building also contribute to the local area, and organised the Tom Jones homecoming concert at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd on May 28 2005.
Porth is home to Welsh Rugby Union affiliated rugby club Porth Harlequins.
Football Association of Wales affiliated A.F.C. Porth play in the MacWhirter Welsh Football League; they play their home matches at Dinas Park, and their base is The Rhondda Sports and Social Bar, known locally as The Transport Club.
Residents of note
Gregg Coombes, footballer
Llew Edwards, British featherweight boxing champion
J. Gwyn Griffiths, Egyptologist, poet and Welsh nationalist
Cliff Jones Wales international rugby captain
Percy Jones, World Boxing Flyweight champion
Gwyn Thomas, novelist in the English language
External links
Porth Library
Porth Harlequins RFC Homepage
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Porth and surrounding area
