Nelson
The English name on the area apparently came from the Lord Nelson pub that was built after the opening of a number of pits in the area. The pub was named after Lord Nelson himself who visited the area in 1803, two years before the famous Battle of Trafalgar.
The original Welsh name of 'Ffos y Gerddinen' (ffos+y+cerddinen) is not commonly used today, “ffos” can mean a ditch or a moat and the word “cerddinen” means a mountain ash tree, common to the area and giving its name in English to the nearby village of Mountain Ash in the Cynon Valley.
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