Pentre
Pentre is a town, area and also electoral ward near Treorchy in the Rhondda valley, falling within the area borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The town's name is drawn from the Welsh word Pentref, which translates as homestead, though Pentre is named after a large farm that dominated the location before the resulting industrialisation. The area takes in the neighbouring village of Ton Pentre. Two of the most remarkable companies to have actually existed in the Rhondda were both formed in Pentre; the Pentre Breweries and also the Rhondda Engine Works. Population 5,232 (2011 ).
