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Aberfan in the Parish of Merthyr Tydfil
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"Aberfan is a former coal mining village in South Wales, 4 miles (6 km) south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil. The Taff Trail ... 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 tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults." wikipedia
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References to the village of Aberfan at
- The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Various items - on People's Collection Wales
- Capel Aberfan
- Bethania Chapel, Aberfan
Aberfan on Alan George's site
Various landscapes - on People's Collection Wales
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Aberfan in the Parish of Merthyr Tydfil to another place.
You can see the administrative areas in which Aberfan in the Parish of Merthyr Tydfil has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Aberfan 1966 - part of the Coalfield Web Materials site
Aberfan War Memorial - on the Roll of Honour site
The Aberfan Disaster on Wikipedia
Aberfan - on BBC Wales 'On this Day'
"21 October 1966: Aberfan - a generation wiped out;It took just five minutes for the coal tip above Aberfan to slide down the mountain and engulf a farm, several houses and a school"
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Aberfan Disaster Inquiry, Chief Surveyor's papers 1950-1967
- Aberfan Photographs collection comprising of a volume of 99 photographs depicting engineering work on the remainder of the coal tips
Multiple items re the Aberfan Disaster - on People's Collection Wales
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO070001 (Lat/Lon: 51.691921, -3.346859), Aberfan in the Parish of Merthyr Tydfil which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Bryntaf Girls Band, 1934 - There was a tradition of jazz bands in Aberfan and Merthyr Vale and the most famous band of all was the Aberfan Coons Band. - on People's Collection Wales
- Aberfan Disaster Fund, Aberfan, Glamorgan
- 1966-80: papers
[National Library of Wales, Department of Manuscripts and Records] - 1967-1973: disaster fund management committee and sub-committee minutes
[Glamorgan Record Office - Reference : Acc 1996/60]
- 1966-80: papers
- Public Inquiry into the Aberfan Tip Disaster
1966-69: proceedings, correspondents, tribunal proceedings etc
[National Library of Wales, Department of Manuscripts and Records - Reference: Aberfan]