Graig is a historic district of the town of

Pontypridd () (colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ( Rhydfelen), Trallwng (Trallwn) and Treforest (). The ...

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. It is also the name of an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

for the town and county councils. Graig was historically referred to as 'Rhiw' (hill). The area is closely associated with coal mining and consists largely of terraced housing. Notable collieries within the area include - Gelli-whion (Gelliwion) Colliery,

Newbridge Colliery Calvert's Engine or the Newbridge Colliery Engine is a beam engine of 1845, now preserved on the campus of the University of Glamorgan, South Wales. History Newbridge Colliery in Gelliwion, Pontypridd was sunk in 1844. Its owner was John Calv ...

(1844), Pen-y-rhiw (Penrhiw) Colliery (c1870) and Pontypridd Maritime Collieries (1841). Graig today is also home to the

Dewi Sant Hospital Dewi Sant Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Dewi Sant) is a small hospital on Albert Road, in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. History The hospital has its origins in the Pontypridd Union W ...

Electoral ward

Graig is a ward for

Pontypridd Town Council () (Colloquialism, colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Glamorgan, Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ...

, electing two town councillors. Between 1976 and 1996 Graig was an

to Taff-Ely Borough Council, electing two district councillors. Graig subsequently became a ward to

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf) is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council headquarters are located in the community of Cwm Clydach o ...

, electing one county councillor. Following a ward boundary review, it was merged with neighbouring

Rhondda Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( cy, Cwm Rhondda ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley ('' ...

to form a new larger ward of 'Graig and Pontypridd West', electing two county borough councillors. The change was effective from the

2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election The 2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect 54 members across 46 wards to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. On the same day, elections were to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as par ...

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*http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/ST0789?inner *https://web.archive.org/web/20111003130514/http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=gallery&w=graig+pontypridd {{authority control Pontypridd Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf