Tonypandy
Tonypandy is a town as well as area located in the area borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic region boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A previous commercial coal mining community, today Tonypandy is best referred to as the website of the 1910 Tonypandy troubles. Tonypandy suggests fulling mill lea, from Welsh ton (archaic tonnau) for lea, layland, pasture, meadow or unploughed land; pannu for fulling and ty for residence (cf. pandy).