Aberfan
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| Aberfan | |
| Glamorgan | |
|---|---|
 South entrance to Aberfan | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO070002 |
| Location: | 51°41’36"N, 3°20’45"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Postcode: | CF48 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
Aberfan is a former coal-mining village in Glamorgan, four miles south of Merthyr Tydfil. The Taff Trail (locally known as the "Canal Bank" or just "the bank") runs through Aberfan from Troed-y-rhiw, to Treharris. The River Taff also flows through Aberfan.
On 21 October 1966, it became known for the Aberfan disaster, when a colliery spoil heap collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
There are now two schools, Ynysowen Primary School adjacent to the Grove Field and Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd-Y-Grug which has moved to the previously occupied Ynysowen Primary School building.
The post office in the village is open six days a week.
Places in Aberfan
- Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Community Centre - a community centre with a swimming pool, fitness room, weights room, cafe and a hall.[1]
- Aberfan Cemetery and Aberfan Disaster Remembrance Area
References
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Aberfan) |
- Old Merthyr Tydfil: Aberfan - Historical Photographs of Aberfan.
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