Merthyr

M3E1R1T1H4Y4R1
UK/ˈmɜːθə/

proper noun

A small settlement in Newchurch and Merthyr community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3520).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Merthyr Tydfil.
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    After petrol rationing ended in 1952, the BTC was aware that more swingeing cuts had to be made, and a sinister message was conveyed by the loss of the meandering 38-mile route from Blisworth to Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1952, and the 25-mile Abergavenny-Merthyr Heads of the Valleys line in January 1958.

    2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51
  2. A small settlement in Newchurch and Merthyr community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3520).
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