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Cymer And Glyncorrwg , Denbighshire
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Cymer or Cymmer may refer to: * Cymer Abbey a Cistercian abbey in Wales *Cymmer Colliery explosion, a mining accident in the Rhondda Valley in 1856 There are several places in Wales named Cymmer (standard Welsh: ''Cymer'', meaning "confluence"). *Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf, a village and community near Porth *Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot, a village in the Afan Valley (also spelt Cymer) *Cymer (Edeirnion) (sometimes spelt ''Cymmer''), a place in the former parish of Llangar Llangar is a former civil parish in Denbighshire in Wales, south west of Corwen, its post town, and north east of Bala, Gwynedd, Bala. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers River Alwen, Alwen and River Dee, Wales, Dee, and includes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymer Abbey
Cymer Abbey (Welsh: ''Abaty Cymer'') is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of Llanelltyd, just north of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, United Kingdom. History It was founded in 1189 and dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the patronage of Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd (d. 1212), Lord of Merioneth (grandson of Owain Gwynedd), and of his brother, Gruffudd ap Cynan, prince of N. Wales (d. 1200). It was a daughter house of Abbeycwmhir in Powys. The remains of the church and west tower are very plain, but substantial with walls surviving about nave archway height. It is a simple nave with aisles, lacking northern and southern transepts, and the choir and presbytery are incorporated into the nave. The abbey has buff sandstone dressings and some red sandstone carvings, but is primarily of local rubble construction. The foundations of the cloister and other monastic buildings are visible to the south. The abbot's house remain to the west of the site and have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymmer Colliery Explosion
The Cymmer Colliery explosion occurred in the early morning of 15 July 1856 at the Old Pit mine of the Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Cymmer Coal mining, Colliery near Porth (lower Rhondda, Rhondda Valley), Wales, operated by George Insole & Son. The underground gas explosion resulted in a "sacrifice of human life to an extent unparalleled in the history of coal mining of this country" in which 114 men and boys were killed. Thirty-five widows, ninety-two children, and other dependent relatives were left with no immediate means of support. The immediate cause of the explosion was defective Underground mine ventilation, mine ventilation and the use of naked flames underground. Factors contributing to the explosion included the rapid development of the mine to meet increased demand for coal, poor mine safety practices allowed by management despite official warnings, and deteriorating working relationships between miners and management. After the explosion, mine owner James Harvey I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhondda
Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( cy, Cwm Rhondda ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (''mawr'' large) and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley (''bach'' small) – so that the singular "Rhondda Valley" and the plural are both commonly used. The area forms part of the South Wales Valleys. From 1897 until 1996 there was a local government district of Rhondda. The former district at its abolition comprised sixteen communities. Since 1996 these sixteen communities of the Rhondda have been part of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough. The area of the former district is still used as the Rhondda Senedd constituency and Westminster constituency, having an estimated population in 2020 of 69,506. It is most noted for its historical coalmining industry, which peaked between 1840 and 1925. The valleys produced a strong Nonconformist movemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Cymmer ( cy, Y Cymer) is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. It is so named because of being located at the 'confluence' of the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach river valleys. Several collieries were opened here in the middle part of the nineteenth century. A coal mine disaster in 1856 resulted in 114 casualties, and the lack of payment of any compensation to the miners' families caused bitter feelings in the community. Location Cymmer is located in the lower Rhondda Valley about halfway between Treorchy and Pontypridd. It is situated on the A4119 road half a mile from its junction with the A4058 road. Neighbouring settlements are Penygraig, Trealaw, Tonypandy, Dinas Rhondda, Llwyncelyn and Porth. Cymmer comprises the villages of Trehafod, Trebanog, Britannia, Glynfach and Cymmer itself. History George Insole and his son James Harvey Insole owned the mineral rights to the land at Cymmer. Several collieries were sunk in the vicinity, namely Cymmer Colliery (Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot
Cymmer ( cy, Cymer) is a small village in the community of Clymer and Glyncorrwg, in Neath Port Talbot in Wales, set on a hillside in the Afan Valley near the confluence of the River Afan and the River Corrwg. In 2001, Cymmer had a population of 2,883. Description Cymmer can also be spelled "Cymer", with "Cymmer" being the English-language version, and "Cymer" the Welsh language one. The word "Cymmer" translates from Welsh into English as "joining place of two rivers", and it is here that the Afon Corrwg and the Afon Afan meet, to flow onward as the River Afan until entering the sea at Aberavon/Port Talbot. The immediate area is set in a densely forested upland area with steep sided river valleys cut through by the Rivers Afan and Corrwg. Patches of open moorland exist to the north and south. Social conditions The Cymmer electoral ward was one of the top 10% most deprived wards in Wales according to the 2005 Multiple deprivation index, Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. Ameni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymer (Edeirnion)
Cymer or Cymmer may refer to: * Cymer Abbey a Cistercian abbey in Wales * Cymmer Colliery explosion, a mining accident in the Rhondda Valley in 1856 There are several places in Wales named Cymmer (standard Welsh: ''Cymer'', meaning "confluence"). * Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf, a village and community near Porth *Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot Cymmer ( cy, Cymer) is a small village in the community of Clymer and Glyncorrwg, in Neath Port Talbot in Wales, set on a hillside in the Afan Valley near the confluence of the River Afan and the River Corrwg. In 2001, Cymmer had a population of 2 ..., a village in the Afan Valley (also spelt Cymer) * Cymer (Edeirnion) (sometimes spelt ''Cymmer''), a place in the former parish of Llangar, Denbighshire {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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