Abercarn
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 Abercarn
Abercarn shown within Caerphilly |
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| Population | 5,352 (2011 census[1]) |
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| OS grid reference | ST216947 |
| Principal area | Caerphilly |
| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP11 |
| Dialling code | 01495 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Islwyn |
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Abercarn is a small town[2] and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Newport on the A467 between Cwmcarn and Newbridge, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
History
The district was traditionally associated with the coal mining collieries, ironworks and tinplate works of the South Wales coalfield and South Wales Valleys, although all have now closed;[3] the town, which lies in the middle portion of the Ebbw valley, being situated on the south-eastern flank of the once great mining region of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.[4]
On 11 September 1878, at the Prince of Wales Colliery, an underground explosion killed 268 coal miners.[5]
Local government
The area was part of the ancient Monmouthshire parish of Mynyddislwyn until the late 19th century. In 1892 a local board of health and local government district of Abercarn was formed.[6] This became Abercarn urban district in 1894, governed by an urban district council of twelve members. Under the Local Government Act 1972 the urban district was abolished in 1974, becoming part of the borough of Islwyn, Gwent. Further local government organisation in 1996 placed the area in the county borough of Caerphilly. The former urban district corresponds to the three communities of Abercarn, Crumlin and Newbridge.
Sport
Abercarn is home to Abercarn Rugby Club which is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union.
- Abercarn RFC -Abercarn RFC.
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abercarn. |
- Welsh Coal Mines - details of all the local pits.
- Abercarn Based Photographer -gallery of recent images.
Notes
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- ↑ Gwyddon Road, Abercarn:: OS grid ST2194 :: Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square!
- ↑ Post Office: Abercarn Royal Mail Sorting Office:: OS grid ST2194 :: Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square!
- ↑ Jamesville, Abercarn:: OS grid ST2193 :: Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square!
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- ↑ Formed as Newbridge local board and local government district on 17 March 1892, renamed Abercarn on 4 July that year. County Census Report 1670, Monmouthshire
References
- Attribution
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- Articles with OS grid coordinates
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference
- Towns in Caerphilly county borough
- Local Government Districts created by the Local Government Act 1858
- 1878 in Wales
- 1878 mining disasters
- Coal mining disasters in Wales
