Dowlais

Dowlais
Welsh: *Dowlais*
Dowlais Welsh: Dowlais;
	The Guest Memorial Library
	Dowlais Location within Merthyr Tydfil
Population	6,926 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SO075075
Principal area	Merthyr Tydfil;
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan;
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	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney;

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, The population of the Community being 4,270 at the 2011 census having excluded Pant. 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.

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