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Aberdare
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Aberdare ( ; ) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tydfil, north-west of Cardiff and east-north-east of Swansea. During the 19th century it became a thriving industrial settlement, which was also notable for the vitality of its cultural life and as an important publishing centre.
Key facts
- UK place.local_name
- Queen of the HillsAthens of Wales
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- UK place.population
- 39,550
- UK place.population_ref
- (Mid-2017 Estimate)
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Aberdâr
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Cynon Valley
- UK place.official_name
- Aberdare
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Mid Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- UK place.post_town
- ABERDARE
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF44
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
- UK place.dial_code
- 01685
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO005025
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Aberdâr
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Population
- 14457
- Area
- 2032.76
- Body of water
- River Cynon
- Image
- Aberdare-View from road to Ferndale.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01685
Show 13 more facts
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- topic's main category
- Category:Aberdare
- twinned administrative body
- Montélimar
- Commons category
- Aberdare
- OS grid reference
- SO005025
- postal code
- CF44
- category for people born here
- Q8725445
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Aberdare
- historic county
- Glamorgan
- P8168
- Solnechnogorsk
- native label
- Aberdâr
- different from
- Aberdare Range
- P12749
- Stevenage F.C.
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
50 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Middle Ages
- Industrial Aberdare
- Population growth
- Language
- Industry
- Iron industry
- Coal industry
- Government
- Parliamentary elections
- 1868 general election
- 1874–1914
- 20th century
- Local government
- Culture
- Religion
- Anglican Church
- Nonconformity
- Independents
- Baptists
- Calvinistic Methodists
- Other denominations
- Judaism
- Education
- Colleges
- Secondary schools
- Transport
- Sports
- Cricket
- Rugby League
- Rugby Union
- Association Football
- In fiction
- Notable people
- Arts
- Politicians
- Religion
- Science
- Sportspeople
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Books
- Journals
- Newspapers
- Online
- External sources
- External links
Aberdare ( ; ) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tydfil, north-west of Cardiff and east-north-east of Swansea. During the 19th century it became a thriving industrial settlement, which was also notable for the vitality of its cultural life and as an important publishing centre.
==Etymology== The name Aberdare means "mouth/confluence of the river Dare", as the town is located where the Dare river () meets the Cynon (). While the town's Welsh spelling uses formal conventions, the English spelling of the name reflects the town's pronunciation in the local Gwenhwyseg dialect of South East Wales.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aberdare” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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