Tonypandy
Tonypandy is a community and also community located in the region borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historical county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, hing on the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A previous commercial coal mining community, today Tonypandy is best known as the site of the 1910 Tonypandy troubles. Tonypandy indicates fulling mill lea, from Welsh ton (archaic tonnau) for lea, layland, pasture, grassland or unploughed land; pannu for fulling and ty for residence (cf. pandy).