Aberfan
Sign in to saveAberfan () is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
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Place details
- Locality
- Aberfan
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,547
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- South entrance to Aberfan - geograph.org.uk - 83369.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- South entrance to Aberfan in November 2005
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
- UK place.official_name
- Aberfan
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO070002
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Merthyr Tydfil
- UK place.community_wales
- Merthyr Vale
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- UK place.post_town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF48
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
- UK place.dial_code
- 01443
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Aberfan
- Image
- Mynwent Aberfan Cemetery, Wales on a rainy day - Sept 2024 20.png
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- Aberfan
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Aberfan disaster, 1966
- Aberfan memorials
- Places of worship
- Transport
- Education
- Facilities
- References
- External links
Aberfan () is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
On 21 October 1966, in the Aberfan disaster, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
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