Groes-faen
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The village began as a hamlet in the 1860s near a trade route from Cowbridge to Cardiff.
History
The opening of the Bute & Mwyndy iron ore works during the 1850s had a huge impact on the small hamlet of Groes Faen. The census of 1861 shows that Groes Faen had become a village. Its population was 83 people in 17 households; of these, 17 residents were iron ore miners, so the average household had 4.9 residents with one being a miner. The village centre was the Dynefor Arms pub and the cottages surrounding it.
In the 1970s, the nearby Brofiscin Quarry was used as a dump for toxic chemicals. The site was described by The Guardian in 2007 as "one of the most contaminated places in Britain".[1] In 2007 research began to assess the potential environmental impact of seepage from the quarry.[1]
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