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Mike Prosser
Michael Prosser (born 1966) is a Welsh international Bowls, lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2007 he won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships He is a Welsh champion winning the 2000 pairs at the Welsh National Bowls Championships and was Welsh Indoor Singles Champion in 2001. Personal life He is a HM Revenue and Customs operations manager by trade. References Living people 1966 births Welsh male bowls players {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonyrefail
Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th century, when coal and steel became synonymous with the South Wales Valleys, Tonyrefail evolved from being a rural hamlet to an industrial village. The population at the 2001 census was 11,035. Toponymy Tonyrefail derives from the Welsh ''Ton yr Efail'' meaning ''the forge on the meadow (lea)''. From ''ton'', meaning lea or grassland and ''efail'' meaning forge. History Tonyrefail was a dairy farming and livestock raising area, and many early farmhouses still exist today. This was in stark contrast to the nearby valleys, that were forced to adopt arable and sheep farming activities due to their hilly geography. Early industrialisation began in the late 18th century around a corn mill and woollen factory, but it wasn't until deep coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |