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| welsh_name = Cwm Aber |
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| official_name = Aber Valley |
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| population = 6,799 |
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| dial_code = 029 |
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| os_grid_reference = ST1156390715 |
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'''Aber Valley''' is a valley [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Caerphilly county borough]], South Wales. It has two main communities, [[Abertridwr, Caerphilly|Abertridwr]] and [[Senghenydd]], which grew around the mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Senghenydd has a longer history than Abertridwr; it was once a [[cantref]] (or "hundred") encompassing quite a large area. |
'''Aber Valley''' is a valley [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Caerphilly county borough]], South Wales. It has two main communities, [[Abertridwr, Caerphilly|Abertridwr]] and [[Senghenydd]], which grew around the mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Senghenydd has a longer history than Abertridwr; it was once a [[cantref]] (or "hundred") encompassing quite a large area. |
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The Aber Valley Heritage Group has established a Heritage Museum situated within Senghenydd Community Centre in order to commemorate the scene of the largest mining disaster in British history: the 1913 [[Senghenydd Colliery Disaster]] when 439 miners |
The Aber Valley Heritage Group has established a Heritage Museum situated within Senghenydd Community Centre in order to commemorate the scene of the largest mining disaster in British history: the 1913 [[Senghenydd Colliery Disaster]] when 439 miners died.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitwales.com/attraction-search/attraction-search-results/attraction-search-details?id=1070240&industry=TEA&location=wales&radius=10&filterIds=&city=&price=&latitude=51.61034&longitude=-3.272566 |title=Aber Valley Heritage Centre & Museum |access-date=17 May 2014 |publisher=[[Visit Wales]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205522/https://www.visitwales.com/attraction-search/attraction-search-results/attraction-search-details?id=1070240&industry=TEA&location=wales&radius=10&filterIds=&city=&price=&latitude=51.61034&longitude=-3.272566 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959. The choir has toured round the world, appeared at many [[National Eisteddfod of Wales|Eisteddfods]], and performed at the opening match of the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/aber-valley-male-voice-choir/ |title=Aber Valley Male Voice Choir |date=2014 |publisher=[[BBC Cymru Wales|BBC Wales]] |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> |
The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959. The choir has toured round the world, appeared at many [[National Eisteddfod of Wales|Eisteddfods]], and performed at the opening match of the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/aber-valley-male-voice-choir/ |title=Aber Valley Male Voice Choir |date=2014 |publisher=[[BBC Cymru Wales|BBC Wales]] |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> |
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Aber Valley
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  Aber Valley Location within Caerphilly | |
| Population | 6,799 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST1156390715 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Caerphilly |
| Postcode district | CF83 |
| Dialling code | 029 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Aber Valley is a valley community in Caerphilly county borough, South Wales. It has two main communities, Abertridwr and Senghenydd, which grew around the mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Senghenydd has a longer history than Abertridwr; it was once a cantref (or "hundred") encompassing quite a large area.
The Aber Valley Heritage Group has established a Heritage Museum situated within Senghenydd Community Centre in order to commemorate the scene of the largest mining disaster in British history: the 1913 Senghenydd Colliery Disaster when 439 miners died.[2]
The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959. The choir has toured round the world, appeared at many Eisteddfods, and performed at the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup at the Millennium Stadium.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Aber Valley Heritage Centre & Museum". Visit Wales. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Aber Valley Male Voice Choir". BBC Wales. 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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