Aberfan Methodist Church

Aberfan Methodist Church is a church in , , which is located on Bridge Street. Aberfan Methodist Church is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Methodist
  • Address: Bridge Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4RB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aberfan Cemetery and Merthyr Vale railway station.

Cemetery
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY 3.0.
is a cemetery near the village of , Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of five cemeteries in , and is particularly well known for the graves of 144 victims of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, when a colliery coal tip collapsed and killed many people in the village of Aberfan. is situated 850 feet southwest of Aberfan Methodist Church.

Railway station
Photo: Duncan and Gareth Alderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the villages of and in , . It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Aberfan Methodist Church.

School
is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in , , , Wales. Afon Tâf is the Welsh language name of the which flows past the school. is situated 1 mile north of Aberfan Methodist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberfan and Merthyr Vale.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi south of the town of , . On 21 October 1966, in the disaster, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.

Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a linear village and community in the county borough of . Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east bank of the .

Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in the county borough of , . Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296. It features the .

Aberfan Methodist Church

Latitude
51.69246° or 51° 41′ 33″ north
Longitude
-3.3448° or 3° 20′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C3RMMR4+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2668504496
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­methodist
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