, 1983 1983 Previous2 MerthyrUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyr Next2 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney UKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil & Rhymney MerthyrTydfil was a United Kingdom constituencies parliamentary constituency centred on the town of MerthyrTydfil in Glamorgan . From 1832 to 1868 ..., 1983 1983 general election , when it was largely replaced by the new MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney UKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil & Rhymney constituency. Boundaries 1832&ndash 1868 The Parliamentary ... Kingdom general election, 1918 1918 colspan 6 constituency abolished see MerthyrUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyr and AberdareUKParliamentconstituencyAberdare MPs 1950 1983 class wikitable colspan ... colspan 2 constituency abolished see MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney UKParliamentconstituencyMerthyr ... March 2012 Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT MerthyrTydfilUkParliamentConstituency Category ...UK former constituency infobox Name MerthyrTydfil Type Borough Year United Kingdom general election, 1832 1832 Abolition United Kingdom general election, 1918 1918 Previous Glamorgan UKParliamentconstituency Glamorgan Next MerthyrUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyr br AberdareUKParliamentconstituency ... ref 1950&ndash 1983 MerthyrTydfil Borough Constituency , created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 , had an identical area to the County Borough of MerthyrTydfil . ref First Schedule ... Party UK Liberal MerthyrTydfil by election, October 1888 1888 by election Oct style background ... Rees Jones rowspan 2 Liberal Party UK Liberal MerthyrTydfil by election, 1915 1915 by election ... color Labour Party UK meta color MerthyrTydfil by election, 1972 1972 by election Ted Rowlands ... were added the parish of Aberdare , part of the parishes of Merthyr and Faenor Vaynor , and part ... Electoral registers for MerthyrTydfil Summary of the MerthyrTydfil Electoral District publisher MerthyrTydfil County Borough Council accessdate 4 June 2010 ref The same boundaries were retained ... more details
distinguish MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Assembly constituency coord 51.752 3.308 display title region GB scale 100000 Infobox UKconstituency main name MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney parliamentuk map1 MerthyrTydfilRhymney2007 ... previous MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil next electorate 55,409 December ... in Wales DEFAULTSORT MerthyrTydfil And Rhymney UkParliamentConstituency Category Parliamentary ... are MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney . Neighbouring constituencies are Brecon and Radnorshire UKParliamentconstituency Brecon and Radnorshire , Blaenau Gwent UKParliamentconstituency Blaenau Gwent , Islwyn UKParliamentconstituency Islwyn , Caerphilly UKParliamentconstituency Caerphilly and Cynon Valley UKParliamentconstituency Cynon Valley . Members of Parliament class wikitable colspan 2 ... european Wales towns MerthyrTydfil , Rhymney national South Wales Central MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney lang cy MerthyrTydfil a Rhymni is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United ... &minus 3.5 Election box end See also MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney National Assembly for Wales constituency ... United Kingdom general election, 2010 General Election 2010 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney ref http www.caerphilly.gov.uk pdf Council Democracy statement of nominations merthyr.pdf MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Caerphilly County Borough Council candidates MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney ref ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 shared election2010 results constituency w31.stm MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney BBC Election MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney ref Election box candidate with party link party Labour Party UK candidate ... United Kingdom general election, 2005 General Election 2005 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Election box ... general election, 2001 General Election 2001 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Election box candidate ... title United Kingdom general election, 1997 General Election 1997 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Election ..., 1992 General Election 1992 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney ref cite web url http www.politicsresources.net ... more details
system additional members , in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney UKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Westminster constituency . The other seven ... MerthyrTydfil And Rhymney National Assembly For Wales Constituency Category National Assembly for Wales ... MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney as one of the 40 br Constituencies Welsh Assembly Welsh Assembly constituencies ... parties in the United Kingdom Party Labour Co operative MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney is a United Kingdom constituencies constituency of the National Assembly for Wales . It elects one Assembly ... MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Election box candidate with party link party Labour Co operative candidate ... Assembly for Wales election, 2007 Welsh Assembly election 2007 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Election ... election, 2003 Welsh Assembly election 2003 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Election box candidate ... election 1999 MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Election box candidate with party link party Labour Co operative ... Category Politics of MerthyrTydfil cy Merthyr Tudful a Rhymni etholaeth Cynulliad ...coord 51.751 3.311 display title region GB scale 50000 Unreferenced date November 2006 Distinguish MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney UKParliamentconstituency class toccolours cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 style width 300px margin 0 0 1em 1em float right style margin left inherit font size large MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney colspan 2 bgcolor efefef Welsh Assembly county constituency style vertical align top ..., it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East National Assembly for Wales constituency ... constituency Blaenau Gwent , Caerphilly National Assembly for Wales constituency Caerphilly , Islwyn National Assembly for Wales constituency Islwyn , Monmouth National Assembly for Wales constituency ... more details
MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney may refer to MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney UKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil and Rhymney Assembly constituency disambig cy Merthyr Tudful a Rhymni etholaeth ... more details
election , when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil . Boundaries Empty section date June 2008 Members of Parliament class wikitable colspan 2 Election Member Party style background color Liberal Party UK meta color United Kingdom general election, 1918 1918 Edgar Rees Jones Sir Edgar Rees Jones Liberal Party UK Coalition Liberal style background color Labour Party UK meta color United Kingdom general election, 1922 1922 rowspan 3 Richard Collingham Wallhead Labour Party UK Labour style background color Independent Labour Party UK meta color United Kingdom general election, 1931 1931 Independent Labour Party UK ILP style background color Labour Party UK meta color 1933 Labour Party UK Labour style background color Labour Party UK meta color Merthyr by election, 1934 1934 by election Stephen Owen Davies S. O. Davies Labour Party UK Labour colspan 2 align right United Kingdom general election, 1950 1950 colspan 2 constituency abolished see MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil Election results Elections in the 1930s Election box begin title Merthyr by election, 1934 Election box candidate with party ...UK former constituency infobox Name Merthyr Type Borough Year 1918 Abolition 1950 members one Previous MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil Next MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfilMerthyr was a borough constituency centred on the town of MerthyrTydfil in Wales . It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . The constituency was created for the United Kingdom general election ... UkParliamentConstituency Category History of Glamorgan Category Historic parliamentary constituencies ... TydfilUK hist constituency stub ... UK swing Election box end Expand section date June 2008 See also Merthyr by election, 1934 References ... more details
MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil Next Cynon Valley UKParliamentconstituency Cynon Valley Aberdare was a United Kingdom constituencies constituency in the Parliament of the United ...election results missing UK former constituency infobox Name Aberdare Type Borough Year United Kingdom ... replaced by the Cynon Valley UKParliamentconstituency Cynon Valley seat. 1918 &ndash 1950 Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 , the existing parliamentary borough of MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil was divided into two single member constituencies. One of these was MerthyrTydfil, Aberdare Division , which consisted of the two urban district s of Aberdare ... Feb 1974 Ioan Evans Labour Co operative United Kingdom general election, 1983 1983 colspan 2 constituency abolished see Cynon Valley UKParliamentconstituency Cynon Valley Elections 1970s Election ... and name The constituency consisted of the two neighbouring towns of Aberdare and Mountain Ash ... constituency in place of parliamentary borough . The duly renamed Aberdare Borough Constituency was again defined as consisting of the Aberdare and Mountain Ash urban districts. ref First Schedule ... Party Coalition National Democratic style background color Labour Party UK meta color United Kingdom general election, 1922 1922 George Henry Hall, 1st Viscount Hall George Hall Labour Party UK Labour style background color Labour Party UK meta color Aberdare by election, 1946 1946 by election David Thomas British politician David Thomas Labour Party UK Labour style background color Labour Party UK meta color Aberdare by election, 1954 1954 by election Arthur Probert Labour Party UK Labour ... and returned one Member of Parliament MP by the Plurality voting system first past the post system .... C. 65 ref The renamed constituency was first contested at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 ... with the same name and boundaries until its abolition in 1983. Members of Parliament class wikitable ... more details
MerthyrTydfil College is a further education college located in MerthyrTydfil , Wales . Since May 2006, it is a constituent college of the University of Glamorgan . Previously, the college was an independent institution, but became part of the University of Glamorgan Group in May 2006. Although it is a consituent college of the university, MerthyrTydfil College is not officially part of the university. It is run by the University of Glamorgan as a separate organisation, primarily focused on offering further education to the local community in MerthyrTydfil. The college provides a range of courses to students from the local area, including GCSE s, A Level s, Business And Technology Education Council BTEC BTEC s, Apprenticeship s and Access course s. MerthyrTydfil College also offers a limited provision of higher education courses in conjunction with the University of Glamorgan. Notable alumni Adam Thomas Jenkins , Dean Gerrion Jones , Art Collector External links http www.merthyr.ac.uk MerthyrTydfil College Homepage http www.alangeorge.co.uk merthyr college.htm Old MerthyrTydfilMerthyrTydfil College Historical Photographs of MerthyrTydfil College. University of Glamorgan Universities and colleges in Wales Category University of Glamorgan Category Education in MerthyrTydfil Category Further education colleges in Wales UK university stub Wales org stub ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales welsh name Y Parc static image constituency welsh assembly MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney National Assembly for Wales constituencyMerthyrTydfil and Rhymney map type official name Park latitude 51.7555 longitude 3.3896 population 4307 population ref 2001 unitary wales MerthyrTydfil lieutenancy wales Mid Glamorgan constituency westminster MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney UKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil and Rhymney post town MerthyrTydfil postcode district CF48 postcode area CF dial code 01685 os grid reference SO041072 Park lang cy Y Parc is a Community Wales community of the county borough of MerthyrTydfil , in Wales . As of United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 , it has a population of 4307. ref http www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination LeadKeyFigures.do?a 7&b 6177251&c park&d 14&e 16&g 419825&i 1001x1003x1004&o 1&m 0&r 1&s 1296402033571&enc 1 Park Ward 2001 Census Census Area Statistics National Statistics . UK government. Retrieved 30 January 2011 ref Park has several notable landmarks, but its most notable is Cyfarthfa Castle , which dominates the community. ref cite book editor1 first John editor1 last Davies editor1 link John Davies historian editor2 first Nigel editor2 last Jenkins editor2 link Nigel Jenkins editor3 first Baines editor3 last Menna editor4 first Peredur I. editor4 last Lynch title The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales year 2008 publisher University of Wales Press location Cardiff page 554 isbn 9780708319536 ref References reflist MerthyrTydfil Category Villages in MerthyrTydfil ... more details
The MerthyrTydfil by election, 1915 was a by election parliamentary by election held on 25 November 1915 for the British House of Commons United Kingdom constituencies constituency of MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil in Glamorganshire , Wales . The seat had become vacant when the constituency s Labour Party UK Labour Member of Parliament MP , Keir Hardie , died on 26 September ... Glamorganshire UKParliamentconstituency East Glamorganshire as a Labour candidate in United Kingdom ... seat was divided into two single member constituencies. Stanton fought the AberdareUKParliamentconstituencyAberdare seat and won it by a larger majority, defeating the pacifist Labour ... link winner Liberal Party UK winner Labour Party UK swing Election box end See also MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituency List of United Kingdom by elections Notes and references Reflist References ... UKParliament Category 1915 elections in the United Kingdom Category 1915 in Wales Category By elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in Welsh constituencies Category Politics of MerthyrTydfil .... MerthyrTydfil was a miners seat, and power within the local Labour Party lay within the locally ... box begin title MerthyrTydfil by election, 25th November 1915 Election box candidate with party ... Kingdom general election, December 1910 General Election, December 1910 MerthyrTydfil Election box ... Party UK Liberals , the Conservative Party UK Conservatives and Labour had formed a United Kingdom ... Stanton , a Miners Agent in the constituency. Winstone was anti Recruitment to the British Army during ... and pro war. ref cite book url http books.google.co.uk books?id y4D wYxBXhAC&pg PA144&lpg PA144&dq the merthyrtydfil by election 1915&source bl&ots dlgaH5 USx&sig ODSKyxcZAjekf9n1R UXnb5HcaA&hl en v ... 170px Candidate style width 50px Votes style width 40px style background color Labour Party UK ... Labour Party UK meta color style width 170px Charles Stanton align right 6,232 align right 44.3 style ... more details
Infobox rugby league team clubname MerthyrTydfil R.L.F.C. image fullname MerthyrTydfil Rugby League Football Club founded 15 July 1907 nickname location MerthyrTydfil , Wales captain ground College ... lastposition leaguewins 0 clubchampions 0 challengecups 0 website MerthyrTydfil Rugby League Football Club was a professional rugby league club based in MerthyrTydfil , Wales playing in the Welsh ... Based at College Field, MerthyrTydfil were one of the first professional Welsh teams, and folded in 1911 after the failure of the Welsh League. MerthyrTydfil produced five players who would go on to represent ... the most successful rugby team in Merthyr was Merthyr Alexandria, but in the club s AGM in July 1907, E.M. Rees the ex secretary of Aberdare RFC alleged that Merthyr was involved in professionalism. ref name Lush19 Lush 1998 , pg. 19 ref He stated that the Merthyr secretary of Merthyr Alexandria, W.T. Jones, had not only demanded 7 5 shillings s to bring his team to play Aberdare, but that Merthyr ... found for a new professional rugby club in Merthyr. ref name Lush19 In July 1907 a MerthyrTydfil rugby league team joined the Northern Union and the Northern Rugby League. ref name Lush19 1907 08 season File Dai Tarw Jones.jpg thumb right 100px Dai Tarw Jones MerthyrTydfil played their first ... Merthyr Town . ref name Lush21 Matters were made worse when MerthyrTydfil switched grounds from College ..., the club ceased to exist. Club demise Although MerthyrTydfil was facing a bleak future due to the competition ... Lush22 Players of note Players earning international caps while at MerthyrTydfil RLFC ?. Cowmeadow ... of rugby league in MerthyrTydfil Almost one hundred years after the disbanding of a rugby league in Merthyr, the Tydfil Wildcats Rugby League reintroduced rugby league in the area. Playing out ... was made for Merthyr Alexandria to adopt professionalism and join the Northern Union, but this was overwhelmingly rejected by the committee. Even though Merthyr Alexandria remained true to the amateur ... more details
This page provides a list of county borough wards in the county borough of MerthyrTydfil . It also provides a list of recognised settlements within those wards which form a part of a ward. County Borough Wards Bedlinog Cyfarthfa Dowlais Gurnos Merthyr Vale Park, MerthyrTydfil Park Penydarren Plymouth, MerthyrTydfil Plymouth Town, MerthyrTydfil Town Treharris Vaynor Settlements Abercanaid Pentrebach Twynyrodyn Cefn Coed y cymmer Georgetown, MerthyrTydfil Georgetown Dowlais Top, Caeharris Pengarnddu Heolgerrig Galon Uchaf Gurnos Pantyscallog Aberfan Edwardsville, MerthyrTydfil Edwardsville Quakers Yard Maerdy Category Lists of places in Wales MerthyrTydfil Category MerthyrTydfil ... more details
The MerthyrTydfilUKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil by election of 13 April 1972 was held after the death of S. O. Davies on 25 February the same year. The Labour Party UK Labour Party won the by election in what had traditionally been a safe seat, although Davies had been elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1970 1970 general election as an Independent politician Independent after he had been deselected due to his age. Results Election box begin title MerthyrTydfil, 1972 Election box candidate with party link party Labour Party UK candidate Edward Rowlands votes 15,562 percentage 48.58 change 19.89 Election box candidate with party link party Plaid Cymru candidate Emrys Roberts votes 11,852 percentage 37.0 change 27.44 Election box candidate with party link party Conservative Party UK candidate Christopher Barr votes 2,336 percentage 7.29 change 2.56 Election box candidate with party link party Communist Party of Great Britain candidate Arthur Lewis Jones votes 1,519 percentage 4.74 change N A Election box candidate with party link party Liberal Party UK candidate Angus Donaldson votes 765 percentage 2.39 change N A Election box turnout votes 32,034 percentage change Election box gain with party link winner Labour Party UK loser Independent politician swing Election box end NB If one combines the totals for Labour and Independent Labour from the 1970 election the total was 80.59 making a loss of 32.01 of the vote. External links http by elections.co.uk 72.html merthyr British Parliamentary by elections Full result By elections to the 45th UKParliament Category 1972 elections in the United Kingdom Category By elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in Welsh constituencies Category Politics of MerthyrTydfil Category 1972 in Wales ... more details
Infobox UK station symbol rail name MerthyrTydfil other name lang cy Merthyr Tudful code MER image name MerthyrTydfil railway station in 2009.jpg caption MerthyrTydfil railway station in 2009 manager Arriva Trains Wales locale MerthyrTydfil borough MerthyrTydfil latitude 51.7444 longitude 3.3773 platforms 1 start 1853 usage0405 pad 1em 0.300 usage0506 decrease 0.294 usage0607 increase 0.296 usage0708 increase 0.302 usage0809 increase 0.327 usage0910 increase 0.381 usage1011 increase 0.437 MerthyrTydfil railway station is a railway station serving the town of MerthyrTydfil in Wales . It is the Terminal station terminus of the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line . Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales . The station has one platform which is situated near to the Tesco Superstore in the town. The station has a small car park, ticket office, passenger display panels and a taxi rank. Passengers wishing to use buses to other destinations have to walk through the town to the main ... stations in MerthyrTydfil Category Former Great Western Railway stations Category Railway stations ... cy Gorsaf reilffordd Merthyr Tudful nl Station MerthyrTydfil ... depart from the station every half hour after the commissioning of a passing loop near Merthyr Vale. ref http www.walesonline.co.uk news south wales news merthyr 2009 04 02 half hourly trains to the capital 91466 23285668 Wales Online news article ref History In 1853, Merthyr High Street railway ... ran into Merthyr had their own stations, after a third rail was added to the whole of the Vale of Neath system in 1863, the Dual gauge mixed gauge allowed them all to consolidate their services at Merthyr ... Cardiff Brecon and Merthyr Railway Brecon & Merthyr onwards to Brecon Rhymney Railway London and North ... superstore and other retail outlets now occupy most of the former Merthyr High Street station site. ref ... Trains Wales br p style background cc3300 small Merthyr Line small next Terminus col 30c5b8 s end ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Mount Pleasant is a small village in the south of MerthyrTydfil , Wales . It is also known as The Black Lion after the old signal box, controlling, passenger and coal lines from Merthyr Vale Colliery to Cardiff on the Taff Vale Railway . External links http www.alangeorge.co.uk MountPleasant.htm Old MerthyrTydfil Mount Pleasant Historical Photographs of Mount Pleasant. MerthyrTydfil coord 51 40 45 N 3 20 05 W type city 500 region GB display title Category Villages in MerthyrTydfil ... more details
unreferenced date May 2010 File Pant Station Geograph 1459891 by John Grayson.jpg thumb Pant Station, Brecon Mountain Railway Pant is a village and community Wales community on the outskirts of Merthyr Tydfil , a large former mining town in the South Wales Valleys , Wales . Pant is notable for being the starting point of the Brecon Mountain Railway , and the site of the former Morlais railway tunnel, which runs underneath the village and emerges in the middle of it. External links http www.alangeorge.co.uk pantyscallog.htm Old Merthyr Tydfil Pantyscallog Pant Historical Photographs of Pantyscallog Pant , Merthyr Tydfil. coord 51.774 3.361 type city 200 region GB display title Category Villages in Merthyr Tydfil cy Pant Merthyr ... more details
Infobox tram network box width color name MerthyrTydfil Electric Tramways system logo logo width logo alt image image width image alt caption Operation locale MerthyrTydfil open 6 April 1901 close 23 August 1939 status Closed routes owner operator Infrastructure gauge RailGauge 42 propulsion system Electric el depot Trevithick Road stock Statistics single track length double track length total track length route length pass year passengers pass percent pass system mpassengers Overview map map state website First era era1 name era1 start year era1 end year era1 state era1 system era1 status era1 routes era1 owner era1 operator era1 gauge RailGauge sg al on era1 propulsion system era1 el era1 depot era1 stock era1 single track length era1 double track length era1 total track length era1 route length era1 pass year era1 passengers era1 pass percent era1 pass system era1 mpassengers era1 map era1 website Second era era2 name era2 start year era2 end year era2 state era2 system era2 status era2 routes era2 owner era2 operator era2 gauge RailGauge sg al on era2 propulsion system era2 el era2 depot era2 stock era2 single track length era2 double track length era2 total track length era2 route length era2 pass year era2 passengers era2 pass percent era2 pass system era2 mpassengers era2 map era2 website Third era era3 name era3 start year era3 end year era3 state era3 system era3 status era3 routes era3 owner era3 operator era3 gauge RailGauge sg al on era3 propulsion system era3 el era3 depot era3 stock era3 single track length era3 double track length era3 total track length era3 ... era4 map era4 website MerthyrTydfil Electric Tramways operated a tramway service in MerthyrTydfil ... The company was owned by the MerthyrTydfil Electric Traction and Lighting Company, a subsidiary company ... of 13,500 formatnum Inflation UK 13500 1939 CURRENTYEAR r 0 as of CURRENTYEAR Inflation fn UK ... Historic UK Trams Category Tram transport in Wales Category 3ft 6in gauge railways UK tram stub ... more details
Infobox football club clubname MerthyrTydfil image Image Merthyr club logo.png Official logo of MerthyrTydfil Football Club fullname MerthyrTydfil Football Club nickname The Martyrs founded 1945 dissolved 2010 ground Penydarren Park , MerthyrTydfil capacity 10,000 1,500 seated chairman manager league season Southern Football League 2009 10 2009 10 position Southern League Premier Division , 17th pattern la1 black hoops pattern b1 black hoops white pinstripe pattern ra1 black hoops leftarm1 ffffff body1 ffffff rightarm1 ffffff shorts1 000000 socks1 ffffff pattern la2 yellowbluehoops pattern b2 yellowbluehoops 2 pattern ra2 yellowbluehoops leftarm2 ff0000 body2 ff0000 rightarm2 ff0000 shorts2 00004D socks2 FFFF0A MerthyrTydfil Football Club was a Wales Welsh association football football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in MerthyrTydfil . In 2010 the club was liquidated and reformed under the name Merthyr Town F.C. Merthyr Town , which was accepted into Division One of the Western Football League Western League . ref http www.walesonline.co.uk footballnation merthyrtydfil fc 2010 07 16 revamped merthyr ready for next chapter 91466 26863855 ref History The club was formed in 1945, and joined the Welsh Football League Welsh League . In their first season, they finished ... of MerthyrTydfil Football Club The club s best FA Cup performance was reaching the second round ... clubs merthyrtown Club website fchd id MERTHTYD name MerthyrTydfil http www.alangeorge.co.uk penydarren park.htm Old MerthyrTydfil Penydarren Park Football in Wales Category Welsh football ... in 2010 bg de MerthyrTydfil FC fr MerthyrTydfil Football Club it MerthyrTydfil Football Club lt MerthyrTydfil FC nl MerthyrTydfil FC ja FC sv MerthyrTydfil AFC ... championship winning season, Merthyr only dropped one point at home against Colchester United F.C. ... to be elected to the Football League . The 1950 51 season ended with Merthyr winning the Southern ... more details
MerthyrTydfil County Borough Council lang cy Cyngor bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful is the governing body for MerthyrTydfil , one of the Subdivisions of Wales Principal Areas of Wales . Political makeup Elections take place every four years. The last election was 1 May 2008. http www.gwydir.demon.co.uk uklocalgov elec2008.htm Current composition class wikitable border 1 colspan 2 rowspan 1 align center valign top Group affiliation ref http democracy.merthyr.gov.uk mgMemberIndex.asp?FN PARTY&VW LIST&PIC 0 ref valign top Members br style background color Independent politician meta color Independent politician Independent br 13 Party name with color Labour Party UK 10 Party name with color Liberal Democrats 4 style background color Independent politician meta color Independent politician Merthyr Independents br 3 Party name with color United Kingdom Independence Party 2 style background color black Unaffiliated br 1 colspan 2 rowspan 1 Total br 33 Historic results Empty section date January 2011 Electoral divisions The county borough is divided into 11 Ward politics electoral wards returning 33 councillors. Some of these wards are coterminous with Community Wales communities parishes of the same name. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated ..., Ynysfach Dowlais Dowlais Pant, MerthyrTydfil Pantyscallog Rhydybedd, Tair Twynau, Dowlais Top, Caeharris, Caeracca, Gurnos Gurnos Merthyr Vale Merthyr Vale Aberfan , Mount Pleasant, Park, MerthyrTydfil Park Park Penydarren Penydarren Galon Uchaf Plymouth, MerthyrTydfil Plymouth Troed y rhiw Abercanaid , Pentrebach Town, MerthyrTydfil Town Town Twynyrodyn, Penyard Treharris Treharris Quakers ... Reflist External links http www.merthyr.gov.uk MerthyrTydfil County Borough Council Local authorities of Wales Use dmy dates date January 2011 Category Politics of MerthyrTydfil Category Local authorities of Wales MerthyrTydfil ... more details
other uses infobox UK place country Wales static image name Aberdare View from road to Ferndale.jpg static ... Settlements.pdf page 1 accessdate 8 January 2012 ref Aberdare is convert 4 mi south west of MerthyrTydfil , convert 24 mi north west of Cardiff and convert 22 mi north east of Swansea . History ..., Aberdare Abernant , Cwmaman, Cwmbach , Cwmdare , Llwydcoed , Penywaun and Trecynon . There are several cairn s and the remains of a circular Brython British encampment on the mountain between Aberdare and Merthyr . Hirwaun moor, 4 miles to the north west of Aberdare, was according to tradition the scene ... anarchist punk band Crass played their last live show for striking miners in Aberdare during the UK ... 2 width static image 2 caption static image 2 alt see WP ALT welsh name Aberd r constituency welsh assembly Cynon Valley Assembly constituency Cynon Valley official name Aberdare latitude 51.713 longitude 3.445 unitary wales Rhondda Cynon Taf lieutenancy wales Mid Glamorgan constituency westminster Cynon Valley UKParliamentconstituency Cynon Valley post town ABERDARE postcode district CF44 postcode area CF dial code 01685 os grid reference SO005025 population 31,705 Aberdare lang cy Aberd r ... century. ref name EB1911 1911 inline 1 wikisource Aberdare ref It has since declined, owing to the loss ... . ref name EB1911 File Aberdare 1910s.jpg thumb left Aberdare in the 1910s Aberdare, with the ecclesiastical ... name EB1911 The coal industry File Aberdare Co operative store fire, May 11th 1919.jpg thumb right Aberdare Co operative store fire, May 11th 1919 In the early years of Aberdare s development, most ... of the Royal Navy , and this decision boosted the reputation of Aberdare s product and launched a huge ... in Aberdare parish rose from convert 177000 LT t in 1844 to convert 477000 LT t in 1850, ref Davies ... west, but many of the great companies of the Welsh coal industry s Gilded Age started operation in Aberdare ... Wales coalfield, Aberdare s coal industry commenced a long decline after World War I , and the last ... more details
Saint Tydfil died c. 480 , Welsh language Standard Welsh Tudful , was a 5th century female saint associated with MerthyrTydfil in Glamorgan , south Wales . According to legend, she was one of the many daughters of King Brychan of Brycheiniog . She is said to have met her death at Merthyr, around 480, by the hands of Celtic polytheism pagans probably Welsh people Welsh , although they were later said to have been Anglo Saxons Saxons . Her feast day is 23 August. References David Hugh Farmer. 1978 . The Oxford Dictionary of Saints . Category Christian martyrs of the Middle Ages Category People from Powys Category Welsh royalty Category Welsh Roman Catholic saints Category Welsh saints Category 5th century Christian saints Category 5th century Christian martyr saints cy Tudful nl Tydfil ru ... more details
Image Lord Merthyr Thomas Brock by Aberdare Blog.jpg thumb right 150px Statue of William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr, at Aberdare Park Baron Merthyr , of Senghenydd in the County of Glamorgan, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1911 for the Wales Welsh coal mining magnate William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet . He had already been created a Baronet , of Nantgwyne in the County of Glamorgan, in 1896. The barony is named after the town of MerthyrTydfil , where Lewis was born. Lord Merthyr s grandson, the third Baron, was Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords from 1957 to 1965 and a Deputy Speaker from 1957 to 1974. The latter was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baron. He Peerage Act 1963 disclaimed the peerage for life on 26 April 1977, three weeks after succeeding his father. He does not use his title of Baronet either. The Hon. Robin Lewis, fourth son of the third Baron, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed in December 2006, although this was not officially reported in the London Gazette until September 2007. Barons Merthyr 1911 William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr 1837 1914 Herbert Clark Lewis, 2nd Baron Merthyr 1866 1932 William Lewis, 3rd Baron Merthyr William Brereton Couchman Lewis, 3rd Baron Merthyr 1901 1977 Trevor Oswin Lewis, 4th Baron Merthyr b. 1935 disclaimed 1977 The heir apparent is the present the holder s son, David Trevor Lewis b. 1977 References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. Rayment date February 2012 Category Baronies Merthyr ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales welsh name Ynysowen static image Image Merthyr Vale Aberfan Aberdare Blog.jpg thumb 250px View across Merthyr Vale the village of Aberfan can be seen on the other side of the Valley constituency welsh assembly MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney National Assembly for Wales constituencyMerthyrTydfil and Rhymney map type official name Merthyr Vale latitude 51.69111 longitude 3.33960 population 6252 population ref unitary wales MerthyrTydfil community wales Merthyr Vale lieutenancy wales Mid Glamorgan constituency westminster MerthyrTydfil and Rhymney UKParliamentconstituencyMerthyrTydfil and Rhymney post town Treharris postcode district CF48 postcode area CF dial code 01443 os grid reference Merthyr Vale lang cy Ynysowen or lang cy Ynyswen is a linear village in the Wales Welsh county borough of MerthyrTydfil , Glamorgan . Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east ... as the Merthyr Vale Colliery . The village immediately grew up around the shaft mine shaft development, as did the later communities of Aberfan, Nixonville and Mount Pleasant, MerthyrTydfil ..., MerthyrTydfil council insisted on Merthyr Vale being developed with both adequate snaitation ... and the deceased family members were buried two days later in Ffrwd Cemetery, MerthyrTydfil , while ..., References reflist External links http www.alangeorge.co.uk index.htm Old MerthyrTydfilMerthyr Vale ... osgb36 SO075000 display inline Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref MerthyrTydfil Category Villages in MerthyrTydfil cy Ynysowen ... merthyrvale.htm title Merthyr Vale Colliery publisher alangeorge.co.uk accessdate 21 September 2011 ... in 1974 replacing the earlier church which was built, with help from Merthyr Vale Colliery, in 1926. The former Merthyr Vale School was built in 1879, while the Mount Pleasant School dates from 1912. Merthyr ... were deposited on the side of Mynydd Merthyr , directly above the village of Aberfan on the opposite ... more details
Aberdare is a town in Wales. Aberdare may also refer to People Baron Aberdare Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare 1815 1895 , British politician Henry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare 1851 1929 , British soldier Clarence Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare 1885 1957 , British soldier, cricketer and tennis player Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare 1919 2005 , British politician Alastair Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare born 1947 Places AberdareUKParliamentconstituencyAberdare, New South Wales Aberdare Athletic F.C. Aberdare Boys Comprehensive School Aberdare Boys Grammar School Aberdare railway station Aberdare Park Aberdare Hall , Cardiff University, Wales Aberdare National Park , Kenya Aberdare Range , Kenya Ships HMS Aberdare disambig fr Aberdare homonymie ru fi Aberdare ... more details
branches to Merthyr and Aberdare up diverging valleys. The Merthyr branch serves Merthyr Vale , Troed y rhiw , Pentre bach and MerthyrTydfil . The Welsh Assembly Government confirmed in February ...Infobox rail line name Merthyr Line image image width 280px type Heavy Rail system National Rail locale Cardiff br Rhondda Cynon Taff start Cardiff br coord 51.4759 3.1790 type railwaystation region GB display inline name Merthyr Line, Cardiff terminus end MerthyrTydfil br coord 51.7446 3.3773 type railwaystation region GB display inline name Merthyr Line, MerthyrTydfil terminus br Aberdare br coord 51.7145 3.4420 type railwaystation region GB display inline name Merthyr Line, Aberdare terminus stations open owner Network Rail operator character stock linelength notrack Double track Cardiff to Abercynon, br single track rail single track with passing loop loops on Aberdare and Methyr Tydfil branches gauge RailGauge 56.5 Standard gauge ogauge speed Merthyr Line The Merthyr Line is a Commuter rail in the United Kingdom commuter railway line in South Wales from central Cardiff to MerthyrTydfil and Aberdare . The line is part of the Cardiff urban rail network, known as the Valley Lines . It is historically ... due to start Wales Online Retrieved 2009 05 14 ref . The Aberdare branch serves Penrhiwceiber , Mountain Ash, Wales Mountain Ash , Fernhill, Wales Fernhill , Cwmbach and Aberdare . The line continues beyond Aberdare for goods purposes only to serve Tower Colliery , the last deep coal mine to remain ... Hirwaun. File Coal from the Tower Mine heads away towards Aberdare. geograph.org.uk 804398.jpg thumb left EWS Class66 moves coal from Tower Colliery towards Aberdare , 2006 In 2005, following further ... and Aberdare were extended to four car length to accommodate longer peak trains in an initiative ... to Hirwaun Since its termination at Aberdare following the Beeching Axe, there have been various ... Valley Scheme. ref http www.walesonline.co.uk news local news aberdare 2011 03 24 aberdare to hirwaun ... more details
for the Kenyan National Park Aberdare National Park Image Lord MerthyrAberdare Park by Aberdare Blog.jpg thumb right 300px Sculpture of William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr Lord Merthyr by Thomas Brock Aberdare Park Welsh language Welsh Parc Aberd r is a well preserved Victorian era Victorian public park located in the village of Trecynon , near the town of Aberdare in South Wales . History The park occupies nearly fifty acres 20.25ha . It opened on 27 July 1869. It was landscaped and planted by William Barron who had laid out many parks in England. The park was created at the instigation of R.H. Rhys. In 1956 the National Eisteddfod of Wales National Eisteddfod was held in the park. A Gorsedd circle was erected to commemorate this event, the stone circle still remaining. The park is the location of the annual Aberdare Park National Road Races, which is a motorcycle race held on the convert 0.9 mi km adj on circuit within the park. The road races in 2011 will be held on the weekend of July 9th & 10th The track is the only track in the country which takes a left course. It is also one of the best on the country, and the hardest. Sculptures and Features Visitors to the park are greeted by the prominent sculpture of William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr Sir William T. Lewis Lord Merthyr . Unveiled in 1913, the sculptor was Thomas Brock . Gallery of Aberdare Park photos gallery Image Gorsedd Stones Aberdare Park by AberdareBlog.jpg Gorsedd stones as used for the National Eisteddfod Image Goose aberdare park by aberdare blog.jpg An inquisitive Canada Goose Image AberdareCarnival AberdareBlog.jpg Having fun at Aberdare Carnival Image Lord Merthyr Thomas Brock by Aberdare Blog.jpg William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr Lord Merthyr sculpture by Thomas Brock gallery See also Dare Valley Country ... Aberdare Park Blog http aberdarepark.co.uk amcc home page.asp Aberdare Road Races http www.flickr.com groups aberdare park Aberdare Park Photos on Flickr Category Parks of Rhondda Cynon ... more details
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