Merthyr Tydfil
From Ffaith
Merthyr Tydfil, nestling in the north of the Taff Valley, owes its name to Tydful, the daughter of Brychan, Prince of Brychaniog, who was slain by the marauding Picts in the 5th Century at the Site of the Parish Church. Subsequently canonized, the site on which she was slain became known as Martyr Tudfyl (Merthyr Tydfil).
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Merthyr Tydfil connections
- The world's cleverest sheep
- Richard Davies (actor) Please Sir's Mr Price
- Timothy Evans - wrongly hanged for murder 1950
- First Labour MP
- First steam locomotive
- Charlotte Guest - translator of the Mabinogion
- Craig Handley
- Bryn Jones International footballer
- Keepy up with the Jones's
- William Jones (footballer)
- Bert Jones Footballer
- Ivor Jones (footballer)
- Emlyn Jones Footballer
- Ken Jones (footballer)
- Hughesovska Ironworks
- Jimmy Wilde Boxer
- Howard Winstone Boxer
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