Abertillery

Also known as Abertyleri

Abertillery (; ) is a town and community in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It is located in the Ebbw Fach valley, and the historic county of Monmouthshire.

Key facts

UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Blaenau Gwent
UK place.constituency_westminster: Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
UK place.welsh_name: Abertyleri
UK place.country: Wales
UK place.static_image_name: Tyleri.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: The view towards Abertillery from the head of the Tyleri
UK place.os_grid_reference: SO215045
UK place.population: 11,601
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.unitary_wales: Blaenau Gwent
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: Gwent
UK place.post_town: ABERTILLERY

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Article

20 sections

Contents

Etymology
Town centre
Coal mining
Abertillery Conurbation
Local history
Early history
From the mid-nineteenth century
Industrialisation
Collieries in Abertillery
Abertillery Institute
Local government
Transport
Education
Industry
Sport, leisure and tourism
Notable people
International relations
See also
References
External links

Abertillery (; ) is a town and community in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It is located in the Ebbw Fach valley, and the historic county of Monmouthshire.

The surrounding landscape borders the Brecon Beacons National Park and the Blaenavon World heritage Site. Formerly a major coal mining centre the Abertillery area was transformed in the 1990s using EU and other funding to return to a greener environment.