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.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
South Wales Valleys canonical	53
South Wales	45
Valleys of South Wales	13
South Wales Coalfield	7
South Wales coalfield	4
South Wales Coalfield region	3
Welsh Valleys	3
South Wales Coalfield area	2
Cardiff Valleys	1
South Wales Coalfield industrial area	1
South Wales Coalfield industrial region	1
South Wales Valleys area	1
South Wales Valleys river system	1
South Wales coalfield area	1
Wales Valleys	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region ⓘ valley system ⓘ
administrativeArea	Blaenau Gwent ⓘ Bridgend County Borough ⓘ Caerphilly County Borough ⓘ Merthyr Tydfil ⓘ surface form: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Neath Port Talbot ⓘ Rhondda Cynon Taf ⓘ Torfaen ⓘ
borderedBy	Brecon Beacons in Wales ⓘ surface form: Brecon Beacons Carmarthen Bay coast ⓘ surface form: South Wales coastal plain
country	Wales ⓘ
culturalRegionOf	South Wales Valleys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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 Valleys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South Wales Coalfield Wales ⓘ
politicalTradition	Labour Party support ⓘ
terrain	steep-sided valleys ⓘ
transportLinksTo	Cardiff ⓘ Newport ⓘ

Referenced by (137)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Wales (region of Wales) → hasSubregion → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

subject surface form: South Wales

Pontypridd → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Port Talbot → partOf → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales Coalfield industrial area

Cwmbran → region → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

South Wales Valleys → partOf → South Wales Valleys self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales Coalfield

South Wales Valleys → culturalRegionOf → South Wales Valleys self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Welsh Valleys

Valley Lines → servesRegion → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

South East Wales → hasUrbanArea → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes → serves → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

historic county of Glamorgan → containsCoalfield → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

subject surface form: Glamorgan

this entity surface form: South Wales Coalfield

Merthyr Tydfil railway station → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Merthyr Tydfil railway station → fareZone → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Merthyr Tydfil railway station → regionServed → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Maesteg → region → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Maesteg → locatedInGeographicFeature → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales Coalfield

Merthyr Tydfil College → serves → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Pontypool → historicalRegion → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Aberdare → partOf → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Aberdare → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Ynysangharad War Memorial Park → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Pontypridd RFC → geographicAreaServed → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Neath North → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Cwmbran High School → locatedInRegion → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Pontypridd railway station → locatedInRegion → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Pontypridd railway station → fareZone → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cardiff Valleys

Mountain Ash → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Mountain Ash → region → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: Valleys of South Wales

Porth → partOf → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Porth → region → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Tonyrefail → partOf → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Rhondda (Senedd constituency) → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency) → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Ferndale → region → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Maerdy → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Rhondda Valley → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Rhondda Valley → partOf → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales Coalfield

Rhondda Valley → region → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: Valleys of South Wales

Baglan → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Ystalyfera → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Crynant → region → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Pelenna → partOf → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Pelenna → region → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Glamorgan → containsRegion → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Cimla → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Gnoll Country Park → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Dulais Valley → locatedIn → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales

Dulais Valley → partOf → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

Onllwyn → hasGeographicLocation → South Wales Valleys ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Wales coalfield area

Afan Forest Park → locatedInRegion → South Wales Valleys ⓘ