Aberfan Cemetery
Aberfan Cemetery is a cemetery near the village of Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of five cemeteries in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, 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.Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merthyr Vale railway station and Troed-y-rhiw railway station.
Merthyr Vale railway station
Railway station
Photo: Duncan and Gareth Alderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merthyr Vale railway station serves the villages of Merthyr Vale and Aberfan in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Merthyr Vale railway station is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Aberfan Cemetery.
Troed-y-rhiw railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troed-y-rhiw railway station serves the village of Troed-y-rhiw in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Troed-y-rhiw railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Aberfan Cemetery.
Mountain Ash railway station
Railway station
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountain Ash railway station serves the town of Mountain Ash in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line and on the banks of the Afon Cynon, a major river in the town. Mountain Ash railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Aberfan Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberfan and Merthyr Vale.
Aberfan
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberfan is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi 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.
Merthyr Vale
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Merthyr Vale is a linear village and community in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east bank of the River Taff.
Troed-y-rhiw
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troed-y-rhiw is a village and community in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296. It features the Troed-y-rhiw railway station.
Aberfan Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: municipal cemetery in Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales
- Category: burial
- Location: Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.69147° or 51° 41′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.34822° or 3° 20′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3RMMR2+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 122504952OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q76398171
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In Other Languages
“Aberfan Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Mynwent Aberfan”
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