Gwaelod-y-Garth
| Gwaelod-y-garth | |
| Welsh: Gwaelod-y-garth | |
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  Gwaelod-y-garth |
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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 |
Coordinates: 51°32′50″N 3°16′36″W / 51.5472°N 3.2766°W
Gwaelod-y-garth (Welsh for Foot of the Garth) is a village in the parish of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales.
Location
It is situated six miles north of Cardiff and seven miles from Pontypridd. The castle of Castell Coch is within easy reach of the village, by car or by foot.
History
In Elizabethan times, Gwaelod-y-Garth was noted for its iron-ore mines. The ironworks were 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
Amenities include a Royal Mail collection point, Garth Tyres yard and a police car park, from where South Wales Police Roads Unit is run. At the top end of the village, is the village pub, the Gwaelod Y Garth Inn. The village has a 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.
Notable residents
- Jane Davidson, Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government;
- Harpist Catrin Finch and her husband Hywel Wigley;
- Dr. Mary Gillham, one of the first women to visit Antarctica in 1959.
- Norma Procter, MBE for Environmental and Community Service 2011
- Robin Davies-Rollinson, Television Director and Cameraman
- David Kemp, Film and television Art Director and Production Designer.
See also
- Garth Mountain
External links
- Pictures of Gwaelod-y-garth
- Report on the iron workings
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Gwaelod-y-Garth and surrounding area
- Bethlehem Gwaelod-y-garth