| Gwaelod-y-garth | |
| Welsh: Gwaelod-y-garth | |
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Gwaelod-y-garth
Gwaelod-y-garth shown within Cardiff |
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| OS grid reference | ST214824 |
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| Principal area | Cardiff |
| Ceremonial county | South Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF15 |
| Dialling code | 029 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Cardiff West |
| Welsh Assembly | Cardiff West |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Cardiff | |
Gwaelod-y-garth (Welsh for Foot of the Garth) is a village in the parish of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales.
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It is situated approx 6 miles north of Cardiff and 7 miles from Pontypridd. Castell Coch, the Fairytale castle of South Wales, is within easy reach of the village, by car or by foot.
In Elizabethan times, Gwaelod-y-Garth was noted for its iron-ore mines. The ironworks were first opened between 1565 and 1625, and then re-opened in the 19th century by the Blackmoor Booker company. In the early 1990s, a campaign was held to save the works.
Amenities include a small Royal Mail collection point, Garth Tyres' yard and a police car park, where South Wales Police Roads Unit is run from. At the top end of the village, is the village pub, The Gwaelod Y Garth Inn. The village also has a flourishing Welsh medium chapel. Notable past ministers of Bethlehem include the playwright R.G. Berry and Dr T.J. Davies. The current minister is the Rev. Dr R. Alun Evans.
Famous residents of Gwaelod-y-garth include: