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[[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]]'')]] | [[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]]'')]] | ||
'''Merthyr Tydfil''', sometimes shortened to '''Merthyr''', was a town in | '''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]]'') | [[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]]'') | ||
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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]]'') | 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:Welsh towns and villages]] | [[Category:Welsh towns and villages]] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | [[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | ||
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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.
