Taff-Ely
Taff-Ely was a local government district with borough status in Wales from 1974 to 1996.
History
The borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district of Mid Glamorgan. It covered parts of five former districts which were abolished at the same time, and was initially arranged into ten communities based on the former districts and parishes:- Llanharan‡
- Llanharry‡
- Llanilid‡
- Llanilterne, formerly a parish in Cardiff Rural District
- Llantrisant, formerly a parish in Llantrisant and [Llantwit Fardre Rural District]
- Llantwit Fardre, formerly a parish in Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre Rural District
- Pentyrch, formerly a parish in Cardiff Rural District
- Peterson-super-Montem‡
- Pontypridd, covering Urban District Council|Pontypridd Urban District]
- Taff's Well, covering the Taff's Well ward from Caerphilly Urban District
The borough was named after the River Taff and the River Ely.
The communities within the borough were reorganised in 1985, which saw the small community of Llanilterne absorbed into Pentyrch, the communities of Llanilid and Peterson-super-Montem absorbed into Llanharan, and the large community of Llantrisant divided into the four communities of Gilfach Goch, Tonyrefail, Pont-y-clun, and a smaller Llantrisant community.
In 1996 the borough was abolished, with most of the area going to the new principal area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, with the exception of Pentyrch community going to Cardiff.