Abercynon
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Abercynon is a former coal-mining village and community in the Cynon Valley of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, known historically as a key junction on the South Wales railway network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abercynon canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community
ⓘ
former coal-mining village ⓘ village ⓘ |
| category |
Former coal mining communities in Wales
ⓘ
Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Mid Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalMiningCeased | late 20th century ⓘ |
| constituencyWelshParliament | Cynon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyWestminster | Cynon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| dialingCode | 01443 ⓘ |
| distanceToCardiff | approximately 14 miles north ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
coal mining
ⓘ
railway employment ⓘ |
| formerName | Abercynon Colliery Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Abercynon Community Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColliery | Abercynon Colliery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeisureFacility | Abercynon Sports Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySchool | Abercynon Community Primary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Abercynon railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
St Donat’s Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Nonconformist chapels ⓘ |
| hasSportsClub | Abercynon RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWarMemorial | Abercynon war memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | coal-mining centre ⓘ |
| historicallyInCounty | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cynon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Rhondda Cynon Taf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse |
River Cynon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Taff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Mountain Ash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontypridd NERFINISHED ⓘ Ynysybwl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
railway junction history
ⓘ
role in South Wales coalfield ⓘ |
| partOf | South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalTown | Mountain Ash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postcodeArea | CF ⓘ |
| railwayJunctionOf | South Wales railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Wales Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByRailLine |
Aberdare Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Merthyr Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportLink | A470 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unitaryAuthority | Rhondda Cynon Taf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.