8 9 2 ▁Category : De put y ▁Lie uten ants ▁of ▁Staff ord shire <0x0A> </s> ▁Town ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁government ▁community ▁and ▁elect oral ▁w ard ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil , ▁in ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil ▁County ▁Bor ough , ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁Town ▁community ▁covers ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil ▁town ▁centre ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁T aff , ▁stretch ing ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Mer th yr ▁Common ▁and ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Ca er ph illy ▁County ▁Bor ough . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁resident ial ▁areas ▁of ▁C ae - draw , ▁Pen yard , ▁Pen yr he ol , ▁Thom ast own , ▁Tw yn y rod yn ▁and ▁Y sg ub or ▁New y dd . ▁The ▁community ▁of ▁Tro ed - y - r hi w ▁borders ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Cy far th fa ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁ ▁Park , ▁Pen yd ar ren ▁and ▁Dow lais ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁Ca er ph illy ▁community ▁of ▁Dar ran ▁Valley ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁UK ▁Census ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁community / ward ▁was ▁ 7 , 6 7 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁High ▁Street ▁and ▁town ▁centre ▁the ▁community ▁includes ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil ▁railway ▁station ▁and ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil ▁bus ▁station . ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil ' s ▁main