Troed-y-rhiw (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌtrɔi̯d ə ˈr̥ɪu̯], translation: foot of the slope) is a large community and village in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296.[1] It features the Troed-y-rhiw railway station.[2]