The Aberfan

The Aberfan is a pub in , , . The Aberfan is situated nearby to the place of worship , as well as near the chapel .

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 730 feet southwest of The Aberfan.

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 2,900 feet southeast of The Aberfan.

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 The Aberfan.

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 .

The Aberfan

Latitude
51.69269° or 51° 41′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.34568° or 3° 20′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C3RMMV3+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 557999178
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­pub
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
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