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Merthyr Tydfil [a] ( Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) [b] is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about 23 miles (37 km) north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, who according to legend was slain ...
This is a list of places in the unitary authority of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. Towns. Merthyr Tydfil; Treharris; Communities.
Cyfarthfa Castle. / 51.75666; -3.39014. Cyfarthfa Castle ( Welsh: Castell Cyfarthfa; [kəˈvarθva]) is a castellated mansion that was the home of the Crawshay family, ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The house commanded a view of the valley and the works, which ‘at night, offer a truly magnificent scene ...
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough has 43 scheduled monuments. The prehistoric scheduled sites include many burial cairns and several defensive enclosures. The Roman period is represented by a Roman Road. The medieval periods include two inscribed stones, several house platforms and two castle sites. Finally the modern period has 14 sites, mainly ...
Map of Wales with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough highlighted. This is a list of public art in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in south Wales. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
Tydfil. Saint Tydfil ( Welsh: Tudful; martyred c. 480) is the legendary dedicatee of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. [1] The old parish church of St Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, is dedicated to her and is reputed to be the site of her death. According to legend, Tydfil was the twenty-third daughter of Brychan, king of Brycheiniog, by his fourth wife.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough is located in the historic county of Glamorgan in Wales and takes its name from its largest town. The county borough covers an area of 111 km 2 (43 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 58,900 in 2021. There are three sites on the register of parks and gardens in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.
The highest is Grade I which denotes "buildings of exceptional interest" and makes up fewer than two per cent of the total number of listed buildings in Wales. [7] Merthyr Tydfil County Borough has one Grade I listed building, Cyfarthfa Castle. The castle has two listing designations, [8] [9] dating from the time of listing when the castle was ...