Pentre
Pentre is a town, area and electoral ward near Treorchy in the Rhondda valley, falling within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village's name is extracted from the Welsh word Pentref, which translates as homestead, though Pentre is called after a big farm that dominated the area before the coming of industrialisation. The community absorbs the adjoining village of Ton Pentre. 2 of one of the most notable businesses to have existed in the Rhondda were both formed in Pentre; the Pentre Breweries and also the Rhondda Engine Works. Population 5,232 (2011 ).
