Llantrisant
Sign in to saveLlantrisant (; "Parish of the Three Saints") is a town and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The three saints of the town's name are Illtyd, Gwynno, and Dyfodwg. Llantrisant is a hilltop settlement, at an altitude of above sea level. The town is home to the Royal Mint.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Llantrisant
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.population
- 15,313
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST045835
- UK place.post_town
- PONTYPRIDD
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF38
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
- UK place.post_town1
- PONTYCLUN
- UK place.postcode_district1
- CF72
- UK place.postcode_area1
- CF
- UK place.dial_code
- 01443
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Pontypridd
- UK place.community_wales
- Llantrisant
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Pontypridd
- UK place.static_image_name
- Llantrisant Castle ruins.jpg
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture
- Notable buildings
- Model House
- Llantrisant Castle
- Llantrisant Guildhall
- Llantrisant Parish Church and Penuel Chapel
- Y Billy Wynt
- Y Pwysty
- The Royal Mint
- Environment
- Transport
- Employment and economy
- Sport and leisure
- Llantrisant Male Choir
- Notable people
- Freemen of Llantrisant
- Twin towns
- References
Llantrisant (; "Parish of the Three Saints") is a town and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The three saints of the town's name are Illtyd, Gwynno, and Dyfodwg. Llantrisant is a hilltop settlement, at an altitude of above sea level. The town is home to the Royal Mint.
==History== There is evidence for settlements in and around Llantrisant stretching back over three millennia. Two Bronze Age burial mounds are on Mynydd Garthmaelwg, the opposite side of the Ely Valley. A tall, by wide, possibly Bronze Age, standing stone, was discovered in Miskin during excavations prior to the M4 motorway construction. An Iron Age hillfort stands on Rhiwsaeson Hill. The enclosure, now known as Caerau Hillfort, measures by .