Troed-y-rhiw (, translation: foot of the slope) is a large

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...

village in the

county borough County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s. An equivalent te ...

of Merthyr Tydfil,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296. It features the Troed-y-rhiw railway station.

Governance

The community shares a border with the electoral ward of Plymouth, which elects three county councillors to

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is the governing body for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. History The parish of Merthyr Tydfil was governed by a local boar ...

. At the May 2017 elections the ward re-elected three Labour Party councillors.

Community Archives Wales

In 2007 the Troedyrhiw Environment Forum joined the Community Archives Wales programme. The Environment Forum is a part of the Troedyrhiw Community Partnership which has approximately 30 registered members who attend all kinds of different forums including a Residents Association,

Scouts Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpack ...

Group and Old Age Persons Group. The Environment Forum has engaged all parts of the community in a range of community projects, including the

Trevithick Trevithick ( ) is a Cornish surname, and may refer to: * Francis Trevithick (1812–1877), one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway * Jonathan Trevethick (1864–1939), New Zealand politician * Paul Trevithic ...

Heritage Trail.

Notable people

*Welsh international footballer

Charlie Jones Charles, Charlie, Charley or Chuck Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Chuck Jones (1912–2002), American animator, director, and producer * Charles Jones (c. 1889–1942), American actor better known as Buck Jones * Charles Jones (pho ...

, who played for

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

and Arsenal in the 1920s and 1930s, was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1899. *His Welsh international colleague Willie Davies, who played for several clubs, including Cardiff City and

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...

in the 1920s and 1930s, was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1900. * Bobby Weale was another footballer born (in 1903) in Troed-y-rhiw. His career took him to

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

and

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

before returning to Wales to play for Cardiff City, Newport County and

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

. *Footballer Jim Lewis was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1909 and played at left back for

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

from 1930 to 1939. *His younger brother,

George Lewis George Lewis may refer to: Entertainment and art * George B. W. Lewis (1818–1906), circus rider and theatre manager in Australia * George E. Lewis (born 1952), American composer and free jazz trombonist * George J. Lewis (1903–1995), Mexica ...

was also born in Troed-y-rhiw (in 1913) and played football as a centre forward, first for Watford and then for

. *Footballer Gwyn Jones, who played for

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

and

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...

, was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1912. *

Vivian Woodward Vivian John Woodward (3 June 1879 – 31 January 1954) was an English footballer who enjoyed the peak of his career from the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of the First World War. He played for Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. He capt ...

was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1914 and played at

inside-forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

for Fulham from 1936 to 1947, with later spells at

Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, eas ...

, Brentford and

Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alder ...

, as well as playing once for

. *Actor Steve Speirs was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1965. *Opera singer (

tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...

) and brother of Steve Speirs Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts was born in Troed-y-rhiw in 1968.

References

External links

Old Merthyr Tydfil: Troedyrhiw
- Historical Photographs of Troedyrhiw.
Community Archives Waleswww.geograph.co.uk : photos of Troed-y-rhiw and surrounding area
* Articles by Professor E. Wyn James, of the School of Welsh, Cardiff University

who is from Troed-y-rhiw, on popular poetry written and printed in Troed-y-rhiw:
Zulus and Stone Breakers: A Case Study in Glamorgan Ballad-Sheet Printing (1999)
* ttp://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/libraries/scolar/digital/welshballads/golwg.html Golwg ar Rai o Gerddi a Baledi Cymraeg Troed-y-rhiw (2001) {{authority control Villages in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Communities in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough