Trelewis is a small village in the Taff Bargoed Valley of south-east Wales, currently located in the southern part of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. It is a former mining village and together with nearby Bedlinog was until 1974 part of the Gelligaer Urban District Council area of the county of Glamorgan. The villages name means 'Lewis Town' and was named after the Lewis family who owned a farm on the area where the village is now built.
feet (150 m). Trelewis is in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, which covers the villages of Trelewis and Bedlinog. The Bedlinog & Trelewis Ward is the...
Trelewis Halt railway station served the village of Trelewis in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1934 to 1964 on the Great Western Railway...
seven-team First Division. Abergavenny were champions of Division 2 and Trelewis the winners of Division 3. In April 1904, the Merthyr Express newspaper...
County Borough, South Wales. It is located about 0.6 miles (1.0 km) west of Trelewis, from which it is separated by the Taff Bargoed river, and 0.9 miles (1...
political strife during the 1930s, especially in and around the villages of Trelewis and Bedlinog, which served the local collieries of Deep Navigation and...
Paths and bridleways were made linking Treharris and Trelewis and the site of the former Trelewis Drift Mine was converted into the Taff Bargoed Centre...
of Nelson. The two arms south of Nelson were historically the A472. Via Trelewis B4256 A4048 in Tredegar B4257 in Rhymney a spur of the B4257 in Rhymney...
closed in 1988, Cynheidre and Marine/Six Bells, Merthyr Vale, Oakdale and Trelewis were closed in 1989. Deep navigation and Penallta mines were also closed...
population of around 1,400 people. The combined population of Bedlinog and Trelewis has been recently recorded as approximately 3,140, increasing to 3,277...
site, which was also occupied by the nearby Taff Merthyr Colliery and the Trelewis Drift Mine, has been redeveloped into the wildlife and leisure park, Parc...
Gareth Webb Payne Date of birth (1935-09-08)8 September 1935 Place of birth Trelewis, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales Date of death 2 July 2004(2004-07-02)...
the communities has a community council, being Bedlinog (also covering Trelewis), in the Taff Bargoed Valley to the east of the borough. The Bedlinog community...
Iorwerth Evans Evans (23 May 1906 – 18 September 1985 (aged 79)) born in Trelewis, was a Welsh rugby union footballer who played in the 1930s. He played...
gradient for cyclists. NCR 475 Caerphilly Senghenydd Abertridwr NCR 476 Trelewis Parc Taff Bargoed The short 2-mile route is a great spot for birdwatching...
who played for Cardiff City, Bristol Rovers and Newport County. Born in Trelewis, Wales, Frowen began his professional career at Cardiff City after being...
are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Bedlinog & Trelewis Community Council is the only community council in Merthyr Tydfil. The...
Merthyr collieries and Trelewis Drift mine, and in October 1983 the line between Cwmbargoed and Dowlais Furnace Top closed. Trelewis closed in 1989 when...
Cardiff City in May 1949 from Treharris, having previously played for Trelewis and Glamorgan side Nelson. He made his league debut the following season...
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