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The parish of Merthyr Tydfil was made a local board district in 1850, which became an urban district in 1894. [57] The urban district was made a municipal borough in 1905, with eight electoral wards. Merthyr Tydfil was granted county borough status in 1908, making it independent from Glamorgan County Council. [58]
Merthyr Tydfil 51°43′32″N 3°21′24″W / 51.725556°N 3.356667°W / 51.725556; -3. Pentrebach ( Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɛntrɛˈbɑːχ] , sometimes written Pentre-Bach , literally: small village ) is a village in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough , Wales and is formed from the original settlements of Lower Pentrebach, Tai-bach ...
Almost all of Merthyr Tydfil was in the historic county of Glamorgan, with several of the northernmost sites having been in Brecknockshire. Scheduled monuments have statutory protection. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales. [ 1 ]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:35, 26 September 2010: 942 × 1,266 (380 KB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of Merthyr Tydfil, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, wi
Merthyr Tydfil was an ancient parish within the county of Glamorgan. As well as the village of Merthyr Tydfil itself, the parish covered much of the upper Taff Valley, including settlements stretching from Dowlais in the north to Aberfan and Treharris in the south. [17] It was governed by its parish vestry, in the same way as most rural parishes.
The A470 (also named the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road) [1] is a trunk road in Wales.It is the country's longest road at 186 miles (299 km) and links the capital Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. [2]
Aberfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌabɛrˈvan]) is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi (6 km) south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.. On 21 October 1966, it became known for the Aberfan disaster, when a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
The road starts at A470 The Pentrebach Roundabout South of Merthyr Tydfil. This first stretch is a 3 lane single carriageway road that was the old A470. It then comes to a roundabout by the Hoover Plant and The Premier Inn where there are links to Aberfan and Troedyrhiw via the A4054, Merthyr Town Centre via the A4054 (the old A470). The A4060 ...