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Revision as of 14:34, 5 November 2015

Aber Valley
Population6,799 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST1156390715
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAber Valley
Postcode districtCF83
Dialling code029
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Caerphilly

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

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. ^ Visit Wales website. Title: Aber Valley Heritage Centre & Museum . Accessed 17 May 2014
  3. ^ BBC website. Title: Aber Valley Male Voice Choir. Accsessed 17 May 2014.