Situated on the banks of the River Taff, the village was named after the farm that was situated on the east side of the valley (Cilfynydd Farm).Cilfynydd was originally a farming hamlet consisting of some cottages built along the Glamorganshire Canal, surrounded by a few scattered farms. These properties, according to the 1881 census, housed about 100 people. All this changed over the next two decades. The village developed around, and as a result of, the sinking of the Albion Colliery (NPRN 415049), to provide housing for the workforce.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilfynydd

RCAHMW, 25 May 2017