Amman Valley
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Amman Valley is a coal-mining and former industrial valley in south Wales known for its scattered villages and strong Welsh cultural identity.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Ammanford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Betws NERFINISHED ⓘ Brynamman NERFINISHED ⓘ Garnant NERFINISHED ⓘ Glanamman NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Brynamman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | South Wales Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experienced | industrial decline in late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCommunityActivity |
chapel culture
ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity |
Welsh-language nonconformist heritage
ⓘ
working-class community traditions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
coal mining
ⓘ
heavy industry ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Ysgol Dyffryn Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
former collieries
ⓘ
post-industrial landscapes ⓘ terraced housing ⓘ |
| hasTransportHistory | Amman Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry | anthracite coal mining ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfIndustrialGrowth |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal-mining heritage
ⓘ
former industrial activity ⓘ scattered villages ⓘ strong Welsh cultural identity ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
south Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Amman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyIn | Neath Port Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coalfield valley ⓘ |
| river | River Amman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsClub |
Amman United RFC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garnant Golf Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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