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| Merthyr Tydfil county borough | |
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| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 21st 111 kmē ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Merthyr Tydfil |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-MTY |
| ONS code: | 00PH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 22nd 55,981 504 / kmē |
| Welsh language: - Any skills | Ranked 15th 17.7% |
| Politics | |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council http://www.merthyr.gov.uk | |
| Control: | Labour |
| MP: | Dai HavardDai Havard (born February 7, 1950) is a Welsh politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. He has been in Parliament since 2001, inheriting Edward Rowland's old seat, on a greatly decreased majority. Before then, he ha |
Merthyr Tydfil ( Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) is a town and county boroughCounty borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. History When the first county councils were created, it was decided that to let them have authority over the large tow in the traditional county of GlamorganGlamorgan or Morgannwg is a maritime traditional county of Wales, UK, and was previously a medieval kingdom or principality. The county is bounded to the north by Brecknockshire, east by Monmouthshire, south by the Bristol Channel, and west by Carmarthens, south WalesFor alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation Wales ( Welsh: Cymru pronounced /"k@mrI/ SAMPA, km IPA, 'Kumree' approximate pronunciation) is one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom (the other three being England, Scotland and Northern Ir, with a population of about 55,000.
It was a small village until the industrial revolution. It was situated close to reserves of iron ore, coal, limestone and water, making it an ideal site for ironworks. This led to it becoming the largest town in Wales in 1851, with a population of 46,000. It has been in decline since the 1920sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Events and trends Technology John Logie Baird invents the first working t.
The current borough boundaries date back to 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped, when the former county borough of Merthyr Tydfil expanded slightly to cover Vaynor in Glamorgan and Bedlinog in Breconshire, it becoming a local government district in the administrative county of Mid Glamorgan at the time. The district became a county borough again on April 1, 1996.
Its football club, Merthyr Tydfil F.C. or 'The Martyrs' play in the Southern Football League.