Merthyr Tydfil: Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m (Robot: Adding {{city stub}})
m (Bot: Cosmetic changes)
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Merthyr''' was a town in [[Wales]]. The meat supplier [[Harries & Harries]] had their headquarters in Merthyr. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'')
{{wikipediainfo}}
{{wikipediainfo|Merthyr Tydfil}}
[[File:Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda map (TCOL).jpg|thumb|right|[[Mary Cooper]]'s [[map]], showing the location of Merthyr Tydfil. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'')]]
{{city stub}}
'''Merthyr Tydfil''', sometimes shortened to '''Merthyr''', was a town in [[South Wales]].
 
Nearby towns included [[Rhymney]] to the east, [[Aberdare]] to the south-west and [[Mountain Ash]] to the south. To the north of the town was a [[national park]]. The [[A465]] intersected with the [[A470]] in the north-west of Merthyr Tydfil, then ran through the north of the town. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'')
 
The meat supplier [[Harries & Harries]] had their headquarters in Merthyr. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'')
 
[[Steffan (Bay of the Dead)|Steffan's]] [[Steffan's uncle|uncle]] owned a [[meat-processing]] plant in Merthyr. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'')
 
Merthyr Tydfil appeared on [[Mary Cooper]]'s map of [[overflow camp]]s in and around [[Wales]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Although unnamed in ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'', in the real world the national park seen on the map to the north of Merthyr Tydfil is the [[Brecon Beacons]].


[[Category:City stub switch]]
[[Category:Welsh towns and villages]]
[[Category:Welsh towns and villages]]
[[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]]
[[cy:Merthyr Tudful]]

Latest revision as of 23:08, 3 September 2020

Merthyr Tydfil
Mary Cooper's map, showing the location of Merthyr Tydfil. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Merthyr Tydfil, sometimes shortened to Merthyr, was a town in South Wales.

Nearby towns included Rhymney to the east, Aberdare to the south-west and Mountain Ash to the south. To the north of the town was a national park. The A465 intersected with the A470 in the north-west of Merthyr Tydfil, then ran through the north of the town. (TV: The Categories of Life)

The meat supplier Harries & Harries had their headquarters in Merthyr. (TV: Meat)

Steffan's uncle owned a meat-processing plant in Merthyr. (PROSE: Bay of the Dead)

Merthyr Tydfil appeared on Mary Cooper's map of overflow camps in and around Wales. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Although unnamed in The Categories of Life, in the real world the national park seen on the map to the north of Merthyr Tydfil is the Brecon Beacons.