Population 6,799 (2011) Sovereign state United Kingdom Area 13.32 km² Dialling code 029 | OS grid reference ST1156390715 Country Wales Postcode district CF83 Local time Tuesday 11:39 AM | |
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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.
Map of Aber Valley, UK
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.