Tonypandy
Tonypandy is a town and also neighborhood situated in the area borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic area boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A previous industrial coal mining town, today Tonypandy is best known as the site of the 1910 Tonypandy troubles. Tonypandy means fulling mill lea, from Welsh heap (antiquated tonnau) for lea, layland, field, grassland or unploughed land; pannu for fulling and also ty for house (cf. pandy).