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Quaker's Yard, Glamorgan

Quaker's Yard (Welsh: Mynwent y Crynwyr) is a village in Glamorgan, situated where the Taff Bargoed Valley joins the Taff Valley. The village is named from the small walled burial space at the heart of the village where Quaker burials happened until 1891. It is within the council area of Merthyr Tydfil.

Primary Name(s): Quaker's Yard (English)   Mynwent y Crynwyr (Welsh)
Variant Name(s):  Quakers Yard (English)
Place Type: Village
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.65956,-3.306346
Grid Reference: ST 0973 9645
Community (Civil Parish): Treharris C
Council Area: Merthyr Tydfil CA
Police Area: South Wales PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID:  GBPN31633

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Quaker%27s_Yard,_Glamorgan_31633
 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7268591