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Merthyr Tydfil Golf Club

Cloth Hall Lane, Cefn Coed-y-Cymmer, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2NT, United K...
Phone: +44 1685 723308

18-hole course with spectacular views across the Brecon Beacons National Park. The first nine holes are built around the old quarry while the back nine are set...

$ 15 average cost

Morlais Castle Golf Club

Pant, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UY, United Kingdom
Phone: 01685 388700.

Built in 1270 by Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Lord of Glamorgan, the remains of what once was Morlais Castle, runs along the right hand side of the ... more

$ 25 average cost

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About Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 14th largest urban area in Wales. It is located in the historic county of Glamorgan, while the current administrative area for Merthyr Tydfil is Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Both are often referred to simply as 'Merthyr'.

According to legend, the town is named after Saint Tydfil, a daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog. According to her legend she was slain at Merthyr by pagans around 480; the place was subsequently named Merthyr Tydfil in her honour. Although the usual meaning of the word merthyr (from the Latin martyrium) in modern Welsh is 'martyr', it is probable that the meaning here is "church (in memory of a saint or on his/her grave)." Similar examples, all from south Wales, include Merthyr Cynog, Merthyr Dyfan and Merthyr Mawr. The Cornish and Breton language equivalents, in place names, are merther and merzher.

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