Editing Llantrisant (section)

==Culture==
The ancient tradition of [[beating the bounds]], where local children are bounced by elders on to the boundary stones of the old borough, still occurs every seven years and dates as far back as the 14th century. The rite was intended as a reminder to each generation of the importance of the borough boundaries. The children are held under the arms and the legs, and their backsides are bounced on each of the stones of the old borough. It is believed that the Beating of the Bounds started in 1346, when Llantrisant was awarded its royal charter. This allowed people the freedom to trade without paying tolls within the boundaries of the former borough. The last occasion of this event was in June 2017, and the event is now seen as a purely historic tradition and social community event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boys 'bounced' in bizarre tradition|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/2969750.stm|access-date=28 December 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=7 June 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Beating the Bounds in Llantrisant to celebrate charter |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8708000/8708333.stm |access-date=28 October 2008 |publisher=BBC |date=8 June 2010 |archive-date=12 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112114137/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8708000/8708333.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

At nearby Tarren Deusant is a [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring]] with unusual [[petrosomatoglyph]] carvings of the faces of two saints (1696), but now six are present (Sharp 1979).

The Old Town of Llantrisant has four pubs: the New Inn, the Bear, the Wheatsheaf and the Cross Keys Hotel. Formerly in the Bull Ring was the Rock and Fountain pub, which became the home of the original Llantrisant Workingmen's Club, founded in May 1953 by Seth Morgan, Freeman of Llantrisant.