Dowlais in Wales
Destination Guide United Kingdom

Richard Trevithick

Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall. Born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from a young age. The son of a mining captain, he performed poorly in school, but went on to be an early pioneer of steam powered road and rail transport.

Located at 51.7508, -3.37576 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1771 births, 1833 deaths, 18th-century British people, 19th-century British people, People from Illogan, People in Cornish history, People of the Industrial Revolution, British mechanical engineers, Cornish engineers, Cornish explorers, Cornish inventors, Locomotive builders and designers, British mining engineers, Steam engine engineers

South Wales Valleys

The South Wales Valleys (Welsh: Cymoedd De Cymru) are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales. Commonly referred to locally as 'the Valleys', they stretch from eastern Carmarthenshire in the west to western Monmouthshire in the east and from the Heads of the Valleys in the north to the lower-lying, pastoral country of the Vale of Glamorgan and the coastal plain around Swansea Bay, Bridgend, the capital Cardiff, and Newport.

Located at 51.773, -3.345 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Regions of Wales, Valleys of Wales

Dowlais Ironworks

The Dowlais Ironworks was a major ironworks and steelworks located at Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. Founded in the 18th century, it operated until the end of the 20th, at one time in the 19th century being the largest steel producer in the UK. Dowlais Ironworks were the first business to license the Bessemer process, using it to produce steel in 1865. Dowlais Ironworks was one of the four principal ironworks in Merthyr. The other three were Cyfarthfa, Plymouth, and Penydarren Ironworks.

Located at 51.7604, -3.3499 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Industrial history of the United Kingdom, Ironworks and steelworks in Wales, Companies established in the 18th century, Companies disestablished in 1987

Penydarren Ironworks

Penydarren Ironworks was the fourth of the great ironworks established at Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. Built in 1784 by the brothers Samuel Homfray, Jeremiah Homfray, and Thomas Homfray, all sons of Francis Homfray of Stourbridge. Their father, Francis, for a time managed a nail warehouse there for Ambrose Crowley. Most of the family were involved in trade as ironmasters or ironmongers (in this context meaning a manufacturer of iron goods).

Located at 51.753, -3.36952 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Merthyr Tydfil, Industrial history of Wales, Ironworks and steelworks in Wales

Bishop Hedley High School

Bishop Hedley High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school, established in 1967, and located in Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The vast majority of the pupils of the school stem from the Heads of the Valleys, serving parishes from Aberdare, Hirwaun, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Vale, Gurnos, Dowlais, Ebbw Vale, Tredegar and Rhymney.

Located at 51.7567, -3.37139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roman Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Cardiff, Secondary schools in Wales, Schools in Merthyr Tydfil, Educational institutions established in 1967, 1967 establishments in Wales

Cyfarthfa High School

Cyfarthfa High School is a comprehensive school, based in the town and borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, that was established in 1970. Cyfarthfa means "Place of the barking (dog)" in Welsh and the school crest reflects this.

Located at 51.749, -3.369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Secondary schools in Wales, Schools in Merthyr Tydfil, Educational institutions established in 1970

A4060 road

The A4060 is a secondary road in Wales. The road starts at A470 The Pentrebach Roundabout South of Merthyr Tydfil. This first stretch is a 3 lane single carriageway road that was the old A470. It then comes to a roundabout by the Hoover Plant and The Premier Inn where there are links to Aberfan and Troedyrhiw via the A4054, Merthyr Town Centre via the A4054 (the old A470).

Located at 51.7494, -3.35838 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roads in Wales

Pant, Merthyr Tydfil

Pant is a village and 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.

Located at 51.774, -3.361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Merthyr Tydfil