| Dowlais | |
|---|---|
 The Guest Memorial Library | |
  Dowlais Location within Merthyr Tydfil | |
| Population | 6,926 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SO075075 |
| Principal area |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Postcode district | CF48 |
| Dialling code | 01685 38 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Dowlais (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdɔu̯lai̯s]) is a village and community of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. At the 2011 census the electoral ward had a population of 6,926,[1] The population of the Community being 4,270 at the 2011 census having excluded Pant.[2] Dowlais is notable within Wales and Britain for its historic association with ironworking; once employing, through the Dowlais Iron Company, over 7,000 people, the works being the largest in the world at one stage.[3][4]
- ^ "Dowlais Ward: 2011 Census: Census Area Statistics". National Statistics: UK government. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Dowlais Ironworks, Merthyr Tydfil (34084)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Newman 1995, p. 446.