Llantrisant
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- There is also a Llantrisant in Monmouthshire
Llantrisant is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the River Ely and the River Clun. The town is best known as the home of the Royal Mint, which manufactures all British coins.
Attractions in the town include the Mint's museum, the remains of Llantrisant Castle and a design centre. William Price lived in the town. The town is sometimes known as "the hole with the Mint in it," a parody of the Polo slogan.
The town's name translates as The Parish of the Three Saints. The three saints in qustion are St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St Dyfodog. At the towns highest point is the remains of a 13th Century windmill - stone tower known locally as “Billy Wynt”. By the early 19th century the tower was in ruins and in 1893 it was restored as a folly.
In 1346, Llantrisant was granted a Royal Charter in recognition of the longbow archers who had helped Edward, the Black Prince win a victory against the French army at Crecy. The Llantrisant longbow men were pivotal in the adoption of the longbow as the missile weapon of choice for the English crown during the middle ages.
Llantrisant is home to Actor Jeremy James, whos rolls include Derek in Monty Pythons Life of Brian, and more recently Stan Cheeseman in the Comedy series Pondlife.
Llantrisant Golf Club