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'''Aber Valley''' is a Valley [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Mid Glamorgan]], 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.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. |
'''Aber Valley''' is a Valley [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Mid Glamorgan]], 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.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. |
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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] {{wayback|url=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 |date=20140518205522 }}. 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. |
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] {{wayback|url=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 |date=20140518205522 }}. 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. Accessed 17 May 2014.</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 | Caerphilly |
| 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 Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. Title: Aber Valley Heritage Centre & Museum . Accessed 17 May 2014
- ^ BBC website. Title: Aber Valley Male Voice Choir. Accessed 17 May 2014.
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