Village and community in Wales
| Troed-y-rhiw | |
|---|---|
| Village and community | |
 Rhodfa Terrace, Troed-y-Rhiw | |
  Troed-y-rhiwLocation within Merthyr Tydfil | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
51°42′44″N 3°20′42″W / 51.71222°N 3.34500°W / 51.71222; -3.34500  Map of the community | |
Troed-y-rhiw (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌtrɔi̯d ə ˈr̥ɪu̯], 'foot of the slope') is a village and community in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296. It features the Troed-y-rhiw railway station.
Governance
The community shares a border with the electoral ward of Plymouth, which elects three county councillors to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. At the May 2017 elections the ward re-elected three Labour Party councillors.
Community Archives Wales
In 2007 the Troedyrhiw Environment Forum joined the Community Archives Wales programme. The Environment Forum is a part of the Troedyrhiw Community Partnership which has approximately 30 registered members who attend all kinds of different forums including a Residents Association, Scouts Group and Old Age Persons Group. The Environment Forum has engaged all parts of the community in a range of community projects, including the Trevithick Heritage Trail.
Notable people
- Welsh international footballer Charlie Jones, who played for Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in the 1920s and 1930s, was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1899.
- His Welsh international colleague Willie Davies, who played for several clubs, including Cardiff City and Tottenham Hotspur in the 1920s and 1930s, was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1900.
- Bobby Weale was another footballer born (in 1903) in Troed-y-rhiw. His career took him to Swindon Town and Southampton before returning to Wales to play for Cardiff City, Newport County and Wrexham.
- Footballer Jim Lewis was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1909 and played at left back for Watford from 1930 to 1939.
- His younger brother, George Lewis was also born in Troed-y-rhiw (in 1913) and played football as a centre forward, first for Watford and then for Southampton.
- Footballer Gwyn Jones, who played for Rochdale and Stockport County, was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1912.
- Vivian Woodward was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1914 and played at inside-forward for Fulham from 1936 to 1947, with later spells at Millwall, Brentford and Aldershot, as well as playing once for Wales.
- Actor Steve Speirs was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1965.
References
- "Community population 2011". Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "Troed-y-rhiw". tfwrail.wales. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "These are your councillors in Merthyr Tydfil after the 2017 local elections". Wales Online. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- "Search all grants | The National Lottery Community Fund". www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "TROEDYRHIW : latitude, longitude, map and postcode / zip code of Troedyrhiw CF48 in United Kingdom". zip-code.en.mapawi.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
- Old Merthyr Tydfil: Troedyrhiw - Historical Photographs of Troedyrhiw.
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Troed-y-rhiw and surrounding area
- Zulus and Stone Breakers: A Case Study in Glamorgan Ballad-Sheet Printing (1999)
- Watching the White Wheat and That Hole Below the Nose: The English Ballads of a Late-Nineteenth-Century Welsh Jobbing-Printer (2000)
- Golwg ar Rai o Gerddi a Baledi Cymraeg Troed-y-rhiw (2001)
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