==History and Background== Hirwaun has an industrial background centring on the Hirwaun Ironworks. After the ironworks closed, coal mining continued, and was a major employer until the second half of the twentieth century. The Crawshay family were powerful, almost all powerful in the production of steel, and the Hirwaun Ironworks had produced cann...
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locality, Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), Wales, at the northwestern end of the Cynon valley. The Brecon ... [1 related articles]
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