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Quarries of Vaynor, the Glossary

The Quarries of Vaynor refer to the limestone quarries around Vaynor, a village in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales.^[1]

14 relations: A465 road, Cyfarthfa Ironworks, Dic Penderyn, Infant mortality, Iron ore, Limekilns, Limestone, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Quarry, The Weekly Mail, Vaynor, Wales, William Crawshay I.
Buildings and structures in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Geography of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Quarries in Wales

A465 road

The A465 is a trunk road that runs from Bromyard in Herefordshire, England to Llandarcy near Swansea in south Wales.

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Cyfarthfa Ironworks

The Cyfarthfa Ironworks were major 18th- and 19th-century ironworks in Cyfarthfa, on the north-western edge of Merthyr Tydfil, in South West Wales.

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Dic Penderyn

Richard Lewis (1807/8 – 13 August 1831), known as Dic Penderyn, was a Welsh labourer and coal miner who lived in Merthyr Tydfil and was involved with the Merthyr Rising of 3 June 1831.

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Infant mortality

Infant mortality is the death of an infant before the infant's first birthday.

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Iron ore

Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted.

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Limekilns

Limekilns is a historic coastal village in Fife, Scotland.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales.

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Quarry

A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground.

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The Weekly Mail

The Weekly Mail was an English-language newspaper distributed in Wales, the Forest of Dean, and areas of Gloucestershire and Somerset.

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Vaynor

Vaynor (Welsh: Y Faenor, meaning "The Manor") is a village and community (formerly a parish) in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom.

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