List of Towns, Villages and Cities in Merthyr Tydfil
The main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, is Merthyr Tydfil (/ˈmɜːr ər ˈtɥdvɥl/; Welsh: Merthyr Tudful pronounced [ˈmɛr ɥr ˈtɥdvɥl] ⓘ).
It is run by the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It’s 37 km (23 miles) north of Cardiff. It is sometimes just called Merthyr.
The name comes from Tydfil, the daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, who was killed by pagans at Merthyr around 480 CE, according to a story.
Merthyr usually means “martyr” in modern Welsh, but in this case it has more to do with the Latin martyrium, which is a church built over the remains of a martyr.
Places in south Wales with names like these are called Merthyr Cynog, Merthyr Dyfan, and Merthyr Mawr.
As of 2011, 43,820 people lived in Merthyr Tydfil.
Here is a list of cities, towns, places, and villages in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales:
- Abercanaid
- Aberfan
- Bedlinog
- Cefn-coed-y-cymmer
- Clwydyfagwyr
- Craig Berthlwyd
- Cwmfelin
- Dowlais
- Dowlais Top
- Ffos-y-fran
- Galon Uchaf
- Gellideg
- Gurnos
- Heolgerrig
- Melin Caiach
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Merthyr Vale
- Pant
- Pen-y-Darren
- Pentrebach
- Pentwyn
- Pentwyn Berthlwyd
- Pontsticill
- Taff Fechan
- Taff Merthyr Garden Village
- Trefechan
- Treharris
- Trelewis
- Troedyrhiw
- Twynyrodyn
- Vaynor
- Ynysowen