Bedlinog
Bedlinog is a village in the Taff Bargoed valley, near Merthyr Tydfil, in south Wales. It has a population of about 1,400.
The name is thought to originate from "bod" (dwelling) and "llwynog" (fox, also the name of a stream). The first part could also be "bedd" (grave).
Bedlinog was a small farming community until its colliery was built in 1874. By World War I it had a population of 5,000. It declined in the 1920s and 1930s, and the last colliery was closed in 1956.[1]
Bedlinog was originally in the parish of Gelligaer.[2] In 1912 it was made its own parish, with the construction of St Cadoc's Church.[3] Today it forms part of Bedlinog and Trelewis Community Council.[4]