South Wales Valleys

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region valley system

The South Wales Valleys are a series of steep-sided former coal-mining valleys in south Wales, known for their industrial heritage, close-knit communities, and distinctive cultural identity.

Aliases (4)

South Wales Coalfield ×3
South Wales ×2
South Wales Coalfield industrial area ×1
Welsh Valleys ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region → valley system →
administrativeArea	Blaenau Gwent → Bridgend County Borough → Caerphilly County Borough → Merthyr Tydfil County Borough → Neath Port Talbot → Rhondda Cynon Taf → Torfaen →
borderedBy	Brecon Beacons → South Wales coastal plain →
country	Wales →
culturalRegionOf	Welsh Valleys →
currentEconomicFocus	regeneration → service sector → tourism →
experienced	post-industrial economic decline → rapid industrialisation →
hasCity	Merthyr Tydfil →
hasCulturalFeature	male voice choirs → rugby union support → strong working-class culture → tradition of trade unionism →
hasEconomicChallenge	deindustrialisation → high unemployment → social deprivation →
hasTown	Aberdare → Bargoed → Ebbw Vale → Pontypridd → Tonypandy → Tredegar →
hasValley	Afan Valley → Cynon Valley → Dulais Valley → Ebbw Valley → Llynfi Valley → Neath Valley → Ogmore Valley → Rhondda Valley → Sirhowy Valley → Taff Valley →
historicalIndustry	coal mining → ironworks → steel production →
historicalPeriodOfIndustrialGrowth	19th century → early 20th century →
knownFor	close-knit communities → coal mining heritage → distinctive cultural identity → industrial heritage →
language	English → Welsh →
locatedIn	South Wales → United Kingdom →
notableEventType	coal mining disasters →
partOf	South Wales Coalfield → Wales →
politicalTradition	Labour Party support →
terrain	steep-sided valleys →
transportLinksTo	Cardiff → Newport →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council ("South Wales") → Merthyr Tydfil railway station ("South Wales") → Pontypridd →	locatedIn
Aberdare → Port Talbot ("South Wales Coalfield industrial area") → South Wales Valleys ("South Wales Coalfield") →	partOf
Cwmbran → Maesteg →	region
Merthyr Tydfil College → Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes →	serves
Glamorgan ("South Wales Coalfield") →	containsCoalfield
South Wales Valleys ("Welsh Valleys") →	culturalRegionOf
Merthyr Tydfil railway station →	fareZone
Pontypridd RFC →	geographicAreaServed
South Wales →	hasSubregion
South East Wales →	hasUrbanArea
Pontypool →	historicalRegion
Maesteg ("South Wales Coalfield") →	locatedInGeographicFeature
Merthyr Tydfil railway station →	regionServed
Valley Lines →	servesRegion