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Aber Valley

Aber Valley
Aber Valley is located in Caerphilly
Aber Valley
Aber Valley
Aber Valley shown within Caerphilly
Population 6,799 (2011)
OS grid reference ST1156390715
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Caerphilly
Postcode district CF83
Dialling code 029
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
List of places
UK
Wales
Caerphilly
51°36′17″N 3°16′11″W / 51.60480°N 3.26964°W / 51.60480; -3.26964Coordinates: 51°36′17″N 3°16′11″W / 51.60480°N 3.26964°W / 51.60480; -3.26964

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. The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959.



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