Heolgerrig

Heolgerrig
The village of Heolgerrig with the A470 trunk road in the foreground and Mynydd Aberdâr beyond
Heolgerrig Location within Merthyr Tydfil
OS grid reference	SO034067
Principal area	Merthyr Tydfil
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Merthyr Tydfil
Postcode district	CF48
Dialling code	01685
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
List of places UK Wales Merthyr Tydfil 51°44′45″N3°24′10″W / 51.7459°N 3.4028°W / 51.7459; -3.4028

Heolgerrig (Welsh for "stony road"; formerly "Pen-yr-Heolgerrig") is a small village in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It is part of the community of Cyfarthfa. ^[1]

Calfaria Welsh chapel in Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil.

It lies just west of Merthyr Tydfil, and is separated from it by the main A470 trunk road.

Village amenities include the Heolgerrig primary school, The Red Lion pub, The Heolgerrig Social Club, three chapels and a post office, a small convenience store and a large football pitch named "The Moodies" used by Heolgerrig Red Lions FC.

People from Heolgerrig

• Mike Jenkins (poet)
• Morgan Owen (poet)
• Richard Harrington (actor)

Notes

1. Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 554. ISBN   978-0-7083-1953-6.

External links

• Old Merthyr Tydfil: Heolgerrig - Historical Photographs of Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil.