Trelewis

Trelewis
Relocated Trelewis War Memorial
Trelewis is located in Merthyr Tydfil
Trelewis
Trelewis
Location within Merthyr Tydfil
Population2,029 
OS grid referenceST095975
• Cardiff14 mi (23 km)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTREHARRIS
Postcode districtCF46
Dialling code01443
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Merthyr Tydfil
51°40′03″N 3°17′48″W / 51.6676°N 3.2967°W / 51.6676; -3.2967

Trelewis is a small village in the Taff Bargoed Valley of south-east Wales, currently located in the southern part of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. It is a former mining village and together with nearby Bedlinog was until 1974 part of the Gelligaer Urban District Council area of the county of Glamorgan. The villages name means 'Lewis Town' and was named after the Lewis family who owned a farm on the area where the village is now built.