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|population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119777&c=CF83+4BW&d=16&e=62&g=6495526&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1446733729969&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref> |
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Aber Valley
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Population | 6,799 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST1156390715 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Aber Valley |
Postcode district | CF83 |
Dialling code | 029 |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
Aber Valley is a Valley community in Mid Glamorgan, 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.Senghenydd having a longer history than abertridwr Senghenydd was once a cantref or hundred which spanned a greater distance than its modern boundaries encompassing quite a few of the nearby villages retaining a deal of autonomy throughout foreign rule.
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.[2] The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959.[3]
References
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Visit Wales website. Title: Aber Valley Heritage Centre & Museum . Accessed 17 May 2014
- ^ BBC website. Title: Aber Valley Male Voice Choir. Accsessed 17 May 2014.