Aber Valley
| Aber Valley | |
| Welsh: Aber Valley | |
  Aber Valley |
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| OS grid reference | ST1156390715 |
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| Principal area | Caerphilly |
| Ceremonial county | South Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aber Valley |
| Postcode district | CF83 |
| Dialling code | 029 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Coordinates: 51°36′17″N 3°16′11″W / 51.60480°N 3.26964°W
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
- ↑ 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.
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