Merthyr Tydfil

[mur-ther tid-vil, mer-thir tuhd-vil]

noun

1. a county in southern Wales. 43 sq. mi. (113 sq. km).

2. a city in the county of Merthyr Tydfil, in southern Wales.

Merthyr Tydfil

/ ˈmɜːθə ˈtɪdvɪl /

noun

1. a town in SE Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil county borough: formerly an important centre for the mining industry. Pop: 30 483 (2001)

2. a county borough in SE Wales, created from part of N Mid Glamorgan in 1996. Pop: 55 400 (2003 est). Area: 111 sq km (43 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Merthyr Tydfil¹

From Welsh Merthyr Tudful, equivalent to merthyr “martyr, martyr's shrine” + Tudful (Welsh spelling), a Welsh saint martyred by pagan Welsh or Saxons about 480

Example Sentences

There will be a reception at Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil, which is celebrating its own 200th anniversary, where there are plans for a birthday cake for the King.

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Merthyr Tydfil has become the first county in Wales to offer a place to all two-year-olds under the programme.

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"This has been achieved over a considerable period of time, ensuring that we've got enough childcare places and that's really important in all of this - making sure that whatever we commit to we've got enough childcare places," said Sarah Ostler, the early years and Flying Start manager for Merthyr Tydfil council.

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Keir Hardie, that founding figure of the party, was elected to Parliament in Merthyr Tydfil in 1900.

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Theo Treharne-Jones, from Merthyr Tydfil, was found unconscious in a swimming pool at Atlantica Holiday Village in Kos, a Greek island, on 15 June 2019.

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