Park, Merthyr Tydfil

Park
Welsh: Y Parc
Park  Park shown within Merthyr Tydfil
Population	4,326 (2011)
OS grid reference	SO041072
Principal area	Merthyr Tydfil
Ceremonial 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
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Welsh Assembly	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
List of places UK Wales Merthyr Tydfil

Coordinates: 51°45′20″N 3°23′23″W / 51.7555°N 3.3896°W

Park (Welsh: Y Parc) is a community of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 4307,^[1] increasing to 4,326 at the 2011 census.^[2]

Park has several notable landmarks, but its most notable is Cyfarthfa Castle, which dominates the community.^[3]

References

1. Park Ward 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: National Statistics. UK government. Retrieved 30 January 2011
2. "Community population 2011". Retrieved 9 November 2015.
3. 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.