Dowlais
Sign in to saveDowlais () is a village in the north-east of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh du, which means 'black', and glais, which means 'stream'. Dowlais is notable within Wales and Britain 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pant
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- Guest Memorial Library, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil - Wide.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Guest Memorial Library
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
- UK place.official_name
- Dowlais
- UK place.population
- 6,926
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Merthyr Tydfil
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- UK place.post_town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF48
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Dowlais
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
- Population
- +3990
- Area
- +331.5
- Image
- Guest Memorial Library, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil - Wide.jpg
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- Governance
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- Notable residents
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Dowlais () is a village in the north-east of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh du, which means 'black', and glais, which means 'stream'. Dowlais is notable within Wales and Britain 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.
==Governance== Dowlais was originally part of the parish of Merthyr Tydfil. In 1872 its population was 15,590.