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'''Aber Valley''' is a village and a [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Caerphilly]], [[Wales]]. It is located in South East Wales has two main communities - [[Abertridwr, Caerphilly|Abertridwr]] and [[Senghenydd]] which grew around the mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
'''Aber Valley''' is a village and a [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Caerphilly]], [[Wales]]. It is located in South East Wales has two main communities - [[Abertridwr, Caerphilly|Abertridwr]] and [[Senghenydd]] which grew around the mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.


The Aber Valley Heritage Group have established a Heritage Museum situated within Senghenydd Community Centre i order to commemorate the the scene of the largest mining disaster in British history: the 1913 [[Senghenydd Colliery Disaster]] when 439 miners lost their lives.<ref>[http://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 Visit Wales website]. Title: Aber Valley Heritage Centre & Museum . Accessed 17 May 2014</ref> The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/aber-valley-male-voice-choir/ BBC website.] Title: Aber Valley Male Voice Choir. Accsessed 17 May 2014.</ref>
The Aber Valley Heritage Group have 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 lost their lives.<ref>[http://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 Visit Wales website]. Title: Aber Valley Heritage Centre & Museum . Accessed 17 May 2014</ref> The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/aber-valley-male-voice-choir/ BBC website.] Title: Aber Valley Male Voice Choir. Accsessed 17 May 2014.</ref>


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==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Caerphilly county borough]]
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Revision as of 13:26, 16 June 2014

Aber Valley
Community
Location within Caerphilly
Location within Caerphilly
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryWales
RegionSouth Wales
Ceremonial countyGwent
Principal areaCaerphilly
Government
 • TypeCommunity Council
Area
 • Total
5.14 sq mi (13.32 km2)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,799
 • Density510/sq mi (200/km2)
Postcode district
CF83
Area code029

Aber Valley is a village and a community in Caerphilly, Wales. It is located in South East Wales has two main communities - Abertridwr and Senghenydd which grew around the mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

The Aber Valley Heritage Group have 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 lost their lives.[1] The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959.[2]

References

  1. ^ Visit Wales website. Title: Aber Valley Heritage Centre & Museum . Accessed 17 May 2014
  2. ^ BBC website. Title: Aber Valley Male Voice Choir. Accsessed 17 May 2014.


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