Dowlais
Dowlais is a village in the north-east of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in South East Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh words du and glais. Dowlais is notable within Wales and within Great Britain as a whole, for its historic association with ironworking; once employing, through the Dowlais Iron Company, over 7,000 people, the works being at one stage the largest in the world.Places of Interest
Highlights include Merthyr Tydfil railway station and Pant railway station.
Merthyr Tydfil railway station
Railway station
Merthyr Tydfil railway station serves the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.
Pant railway station
Railway station
Pant railway station was a station which served…
Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall
Town hall
Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney.
Rhymney
Town
Rhymney is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. Rhymney is situated 2½ miles east of Dowlais.
Gurnos
Suburb
Gurnos is a community of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom.
Dowlais
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 1,007 feet (307 metres)
- Location
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Latitude
51.7598° or 51° 45′ 35″ north
Longitude
-3.3495° or 3° 20′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C3RQM52+W6
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Localities in the Area
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