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Merthyr Tydfil is a town of approximately 55,000 inhabitants in the county of Glamorgan, in South Wales. The region around Merthyr Tydfil has been inhabited since the Bronze age, over 2000 years ago. Since then, the region has been inhabited by the Celts, Romans and later the Normans. The town name of Merthyr Tydfil is alleged to have come from the name of a girl, Tydfil, daughter of a local Chieftain, who was martyred after converting to Christianity. She was pursued by Saxons and Picts. Tydfil was buried in 480CE, and this is the date traditionally associated with the foundation of Merthyr Tydfil. During the Industrial Revolution, the town boomed as a reuslt of its proximity to raw materials - coal, iron ore, limestone and water were all nearby, and in sufficient quantities to make Merthry Tydfil an idea site for ironworks. The opening of several ironworks caused Merthyr Tydfil to expand rapidly from a hamlet of 700 people, to a bustling industrial town of over 80,000. At their peak, 50,000 tons of rails left one ironworks in 1844, to expand the railways in Russia to Siberia. Another company employed 17,500 workers and operated 18 blast furnaces, and later built the worlds largest rolling mill. The fortune of Merthyr Tydfil declined after World War I, with almost all of its ironworks closing. The last foundry closed in 1987, marking the end of 257 years of continuous production on the site. In World War II, the towns forutunes were revived slightly as war-related industries sprung up, and a number of refugees from Europe settled in the town. After the war, a number of factories set up in the town, including Hoover and Teddington Aviation controls, though the latter closed in the 1970's. Nearby towns include Ebbw Vale, Rhymney and Aberdare.

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Tel: 020 89373550 - Wembley, HA9 6TE
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Libraries Branches

Tel: 020 88717469 - London, SW18 2PU
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Libraries Branches Victoria

Tel: 020 76414295 - London, SW1W 9UD
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St. Martins Library Centre

Tel: 020 86713132 - 220 Upper Tulse Hl, London, SW2 2NS
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Barking & Dagenham London Borough of Services Libraries Branches

Tel: 020 82704169 - Rainham Rd North, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7DX
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Libraries Branches

Tel: 020 85040810 - Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5AZ
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Thurrock Borough Council Libraries & Culture

Tel: 01375 678534 - Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL
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Watford Central Library

Tel: 01923 471333 - Hempstead Rd, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1ST
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Richmond Upon Thames,London Borough of (Libraries & Arts Division, Libraries Local)

Tel: 020 89793705 - Windmill Rd, Hampton Hill, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 1RF
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Bexley Council Leisure Libraries Local Libraries

Tel: 020 83199640 - Howbury Cntr, Welling, Kent, DA16 3RS
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Bromley,The London Borough Libraries

Tel: 020 83005454 - Mickleham Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2RW
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Libraries Branches

Tel: 01737 354144 - Tattenham Crescent, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5NU
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Merton London Borough of (Libraries & Library Services, Libraries, Pollards Hill)

Tel: 020 87645877 - South Lodge Av, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 1LT
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Kingston Upon Hull City Council LEISURE SERVICES Libraries-Public

Tel: 01482 376266 - Preston Rd, Hull, North Humberside, HU9 5UZ
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Libraries Branches

Tel: 01638 713558 - Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 7NZ
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Libraries Branches

Tel: 01787 281803 - Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RH
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