Vaynor ( Welsh: ''Y Faenor'', meaning "The Manor") is a village and

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(formerly a

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) in

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Merthyr Tydfil County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales. In mid 2018, it had an estimated population of 60,183. It is located in the historic county of Glamorgan and tak ...

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, United Kingdom. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 3,551. Eglwys Sant Gwynno, Y Faenor

Location

It is about four miles north of the town of

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tyd ...

and is within the borders of the

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. The community includes the three

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Cefn-coed-y-cymmer Cefn-coed-y-cymmer () is a small community on the northwestern edge of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales. It is situated in the neck of land between the rivers Taf Fawr and Taf Fechan at their confluence (Welsh: 'cymer'). The village lies ...

, Trefechan and Pontsticill as well as Pontsarn and Vaynor. To the west are Nant Glais Caves. It also includes the southern section of Pontsticill Reservoir and the eastern end of Llwyn-On Reservoir.

History

Until 1974, the village was a

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in the Vaynor and Penderyn Rural District of

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. From 1974 to 1996, it was part of

district in

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. It is notable for its connections with the

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Robert Crawshay, owner of the world's first ironworks at Cyfarthfa, who is buried in Vaynor

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Governance

Between 1973 and 1996 Vaynor was an electoral ward to Merthyr Tydfil District Council, initially electing three district councillors. Subsequently Vaynor became a ward to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, electing two (generally

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) county councillors.Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012
The Election Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2019.

References

External links

Old Merthyr Tydfil: Vaynor
- Historical Photographs of Vaynor.

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Vaynor and surrounding area
* Villages in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Communities in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Wards of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough {{Merthyr-geo-stub

Location

History

Governance

See also

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