Gwaelod-y-Garth (Welsh for Foot of the Garth) is a village in the parish of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales. It is situated between Cardiff and Pontypridd. In Elizabethan times, Gwaelod-y-Garth was noted for its iron-ore mines. The iron works were first opened between 1565 and 1625, and then re-opened in the 19th century by the Blackmoor Booker company. In the early 1990s, a campaign was held to save the works.
Gwaelod-y-Garth has a football team that play at the pitch next to the main road coming down from Pentyrch. Other amenities include a small Royal Mail collection point, Garth Tyres' yard and a police car park.
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