Llwyn-y-pia merged with neighbouring Trealaw. The proposals would take effect from the 2022 council elections. Transport The Llwynypia railway station is served and operated by Transport for Wales on the Rhondda Line from Cardiff. Education One of the four main campuses of Coleg y Cymoedd is in Llwynypia. Sport and leisure Llwynypia was once home to Llwynypia Rugby Football Club. The club played in the Glamorgan leagues and was affiliated to the Welsh Rugby Union providing many trialists and Welsh international rugby union players, for instance in 1900 when the Wales team that beat England at Gloucester included Hellings and Llewelyn, both of the Llwynypia club. The club disbanded in the 1930s during the depression like many Rhondda clubs, but unlike teams such as Treherbert, did not recover. Welsh international footballer Rob Page was born in the village. Llwynypia is the spiritual home of Field Archery in the UK. The Glyncornel Field Archery Centre became the home of Pentref Bowmen in 1967. The Club hosted the All British & Open Field Archery Championships for the first 25 years from its inception in 1967. It now hosts the national championships on a rotational basis with other UK venues. The Field Archery World Championships were held at Glyncornel in September 1970. A clubhouse was built for the event and is still used for year-round indoor shooting. The World Championships returned 38 years later when Llwynypia held the qualification rounds of the 2008 World Field Archery Championships. Notable people See :Category:People from Llwynypia Jayne Ludlow – international footballer for Wales Shelley Rees – actress, Stacey Jones in Pobol y Cwm Keith Burnett – Vice Chancellor of the University of Sheffield Leanne Wood – Former Leader of Plaid Cymru Ian "H" Watkins – singer and one part of British pop group Steps Alun Pugh – former member of the Welsh Assembly, and former Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport David Kelly - UN Weapons inspector External links Llwynypia Community Website www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llwynypia and surrounding area Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Services Heritage Trail Llwynypia References Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Valley