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.
- Cemetery
- Description: municipal cemetery in Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merthyr Vale railway station and Troed-y-rhiw railway station.
Merthyr Vale railway station
Merthyr Vale railway station serves the villages… Merthyr Vale railway station is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Aberfan Cemetery.
Troed-y-rhiw railway station
Troed-y-rhiw railway station serves the village of Troed-y-rhiw in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Troed-y-rhiw railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Aberfan Cemetery.
Mountain Ash railway station
Mountain Ash railway station serves the town of Mountain Ash in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Mountain Ash railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Aberfan Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberfan and Merthyr Vale.
Merthyr Vale
Merthyr Vale is a linear village and community in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil.
Troed-y-rhiw
Troed-y-rhiw is a village and community in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
Aberfan Cemetery
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Latitude
51.69147° or 51° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
-3.34822° or 3° 20′ 54″ west
Open location code
9C3RMMR2+HP
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Aberfan Cemetery” goes by many names.
Mynwent AberfanWelsh
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capel Aberfan and Bethania Church.
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