Park, Merthyr Tydfil

Park
Welsh: Y Parc
Park
 Park shown within Merthyr Tydfil
Population 4,326 (2011)
OS grid referenceSO041072
Principal areaMerthyr Tydfil
Ceremonial countyMid Glamorgan
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Merthyr Tydfil
Postcode district CF48
Dialling code 01685
Police South Wales
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentMerthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Welsh AssemblyMerthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
List of places
UK
Wales
Merthyr Tydfil

Coordinates: 51°45′20″N 3°23′23″W / 51.7555°N 3.3896°W / 51.7555; -3.3896

Park (Welsh: Y Parc) is a community of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 4307,[1] increasing to 4,326 at the 2011 census.[2]

Park has several notable landmarks, but its most notable is Cyfarthfa Castle, which dominates the community.[3]

References

  1. Park Ward 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: National Statistics. UK government. Retrieved 30 January 2011
  2. "Community population 2011". Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. 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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