Cemeteries · South Wales
Trealaw Cemetery
Also known as: Trealaw
Trealaw Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dinas Rhondda · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Trealaw Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.6195°, -3.4298°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Trealaw is a long village, also a community and electoral ward in the Rhondda Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It stretches over two miles (three kilometres) from the junction of Cemetery Road and Brithweunydd Road in the east, to the junction of Ynyscynon Road and Partridge Road to the northwest.
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Background
History
Trealaw is a dormitory town of the more famous Tonypandy, its name translates from the Welsh language as 'the Town of Alaw', which derives from Alaw Goch or Alaw Coch (red melody), the bardic name of David (Dafydd) Williams (d. 1863) the father of Judge Gwilym Williams (1839–1906), who founded the village (along with that of Williamstown, a village to the south of Trealaw) during the 'coal-rush' of the 19th century. Judge Williams is also commemorated in Trealaw by Judges Hall (in full, the Judge Gwilym Williams Memorial Hall) and in Ynyscynon Road, named after the Williams' family seat at Ynyscynon, near Aberdare in the Cynon Valley. Judges Hall is a community venue used in its heyday for…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6195, -3.4298
- District
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Parish
- Trealaw
- Postcode
- CF40 2UJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rhondda and Ogmore
- Nearest railway station
- Dinas Rhondda — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: w238310773 (ODbL)
- commons: Trealaw Cemetery (2).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Trealaw (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Trealaw Cemetery?
- Trealaw Cemetery is in South Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6195°, -3.4298°. The nearest railway station is Dinas Rhondda, around 0.6 km away.
- Is Trealaw Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Trealaw Cemetery is free.