Quakers Yard







































































Quakers Yard
  • Welsh: Mynwent y Crynwyr

Quakers Yard.jpg


Quakers Yard is located in Merthyr Tydfil

Quakers Yard

Quakers Yard



Quakers Yard shown within Merthyr Tydfil

OS grid reference ST093965
Community
  • Treharris
Principal area
  • Merthyr Tydfil
Ceremonial county
  • Mid Glamorgan
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Merthyr Tydfil
Postcode district CF46
Dialling code 01443
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


51°39′37″N 3°18′41″W / 51.6603°N 3.3113°W / 51.6603; -3.3113Coordinates: 51°39′37″N 3°18′41″W / 51.6603°N 3.3113°W / 51.6603; -3.3113

Quakers Yard (Welsh: Mynwent y Crynwyr) is a village in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, situated where the Taff Bargoed Valley joins the Taff Valley. Quakers Yard is part of the community of Treharris.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Notable people


  • 3 Schools


  • 4 Railways


  • 5 Location grid


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History




Ysgol Rhyd Y Grug


The early place name for the district was 'Rhyd y Grug' or 'The Ford of the Rustling Waters'. This ford was a simple and easy crossing place of the nearby River Taff, close to its junction with the smaller Taff Bargoed river. The ford was replaced in later years by the narrow stone bridge over the River Taff.
Quakers Yard railway station opened in 1858.


During the early 17th century those who 'dissented' from the King's Religion were persecuted. This often took the form of imprisonment, or death. By about 1650 a 'dissenting group' of Baptists, independents and Quakers were worshipping at nearby Berthlwyd Farm, Pentwyn (Top of the Hill). The Quakers in turn, soon broke away to establish their own separate community. In the year 1667, these Quakers opened their own Quaker burial ground. It was on a piece of land on the Pantannas Estate and was owned by Mary Chapman. In her will of 1700, she left the burial ground to the Quakers. However, this burial ground was very small as the Quakers did not want to draw attention to it. To find this burial ground now is even harder as a new road in Quakers Yard was built through this site.



Notable people


One of the most famous British boxers of all time, Jimmy Wilde (1892–1969) was born at Pentwyn Deintyr, Quakers Yard. Known as 'The ghost with the Hammer in his hand', he fought 864 contests and lost on 4 occasions only. He was Flyweight Champion of the World (Universal) from 1916 to 1921.



Schools


Ysgol Gymraeg Gynradd Rhyd y Grug


Unfortunately this Welsh primary school has relocated to Aberfan. It has been demolished.



Railways


Quakers Yard station is located on the Merthyr Line in Treharris. The station was opened as "Quakers Yard Low Level" by the Taff Vale Railway in 1858.[1]



Location grid






References





  1. ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links







  • Old Merthyr Tydfil: Quakers Yard - Historical Photographs of Quakers Yard.








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