Merthyr Tydfil

E16144

community settlement town

Merthyr Tydfil is a historic industrial town in South Wales that was once a major center of the iron and coal industries during the Industrial Revolution.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	community → settlement → town →
climate	temperate maritime climate →
country	Wales →
governedBy	Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council →
hasDialingCode	01685 →
hasEducationalInstitution	Merthyr Tydfil College →
hasEvent	Merthyr Rising of 1831 →
hasHistoricalSignificance	major industrial center in the 19th century → one of the largest iron-producing towns in the world in the early 19th century → site of the Merthyr Rising workers’ protest in 1831 →
hasIndustry	coal mining → ironworks → manufacturing → steel →
hasLandmark	Cyfarthfa Castle → Cyfarthfa Ironworks → Pont-y-Cafnau → Redhouse (Old Town Hall) → Ynysfach Ironworks →
hasNearbyPlace	Aberdare → Brecon Beacons National Park → Cardiff →
hasPopulation	tens of thousands →
hasPostcodeArea	CF →
hasRole	county town of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough →
hasSport	football → rugby union →
hasSportsTeam	Merthyr RFC → Merthyr Town F.C. →
hasTransport	A470 road → Merthyr Tydfil railway station → Taff Trail →
knownFor	Industrial Revolution → coal industry → iron industry →
languageUsed	English → Welsh →
locatedIn	Europe → Merthyr Tydfil County Borough → South Wales → United Kingdom →
partOf	historic county of Glamorgan →
timeZone	UTC+0 → UTC+1 during daylight saving time →
traversedBy	River Taff →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cyfarthfa Ironworks → Merthyr Tydfil ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") → Merthyr Tydfil railway station → Merthyr Tydfil railway station ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") → Redhouse (Old Town Hall) → Redhouse (Old Town Hall) ("Merthyr Tydfil town centre") → Redhouse (Old Town Hall) ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") → River Taff ("County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil") →	locatedIn
Blaenau Gwent ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") → Caerphilly County Borough ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") → Rhondda Cynon Taf ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") →	borderedBy
Glamorgan → South East Wales → South East Wales ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") →	contains
Merthyr Rising of 1831 → Merthyr Town F.C. →	location
A470 road → Taff Trail →	passesThrough
South Wales Valleys ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") →	administrativeArea
Merthyr Town F.C. →	basedIn
Valley Lines →	connectsTo
South Wales ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") →	containsAdministrativeArea
Merthyr Town F.C. ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") →	county
Taff Trail →	endPoint
River Taff →	flowsThrough
South Wales Valleys →	hasCity
South Wales →	hasMajorCity
Merthyr Tydfil railway station →	isMainStationOf
Merthyr Tydfil railway station →	openedAs
Taff Trail ("Merthyr Tydfil County Borough") →	region
Merthyr Tydfil railway station ("town of Merthyr Tydfil") →	serves
Cardiff Queen Street →	servesDestination