Heolgerrig
Heolgerrig (Welsh for "stony road"; formerly "Pen-yr-Heolgerrig") is a small village in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It is part of the community of Cyfarthfa.[1]
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Calfaria Welsh chapel in Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil.
| Heolgerrig | |
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 The village of Heolgerrig with the A470 trunk road in the foreground and Mynydd Aberdâr beyond | |
  Heolgerrig Location within Merthyr Tydfil | |
| OS grid reference | SO034067 |
| Principal area | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Postcode district | CF48 |
| Dialling code | 01685 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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It lies just west of Merthyr Tydfil, and is separated from it by the main A470 trunk road.
Village amenities include the Heolgerrig primary school, The Red Lion pub, The Heolgerrig Social Club, three chapels and a post office and small convenience store.
People from Heolgerrig
Notes
- Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 554. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
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External links
- Old Merthyr Tydfil: Heolgerrig - Historical Photographs of Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil.
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