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Rhymney Valley (district)
Rhymney Valley () was one of six local government districts in Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. History The district was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered parts of six former districts which were abolished at the same time, and was initially arranged into nine communities based on the former districts: *Bedwas and Machen, covering Bedwas and Machen Urban District *Caerphilly, covering Caerphilly Urban District less Taff's Well ward (which went to Taff-Ely) *Gelligaer, covering Gelligaer Urban District less Bedlinog ward (which went to Merthyr Tydfil) *Llanfedw‡ *New Tredegar, covering the Aberbargoed, Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar, and Phillipstown wards from Bedwellty Urban District (the rest of which went to Islwyn) *Rhydygwern‡ *Rhymney, being the former Rhymney Urban District *Rudry‡ * Van‡ ‡Formerly a parish in Cardiff Rural District Bedwas and Machen, New Tredegar, and Rhymney had been in the administrative county of Monmouthshire prior to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ystrad Mynach
Ystrad Mynach is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough, within the ancient county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is north of the town of Caerphilly. The urban area has a population of 19,204, and stands in the Rhymney Valley. Before the Industrial Revolution and the coming of coal mining in the South Wales Coalfield the valley was rural and farmed. It lies in the community of Gelligaer. Etymology In the Welsh language, ' is a wide flat bottomed valley and ' means "monk". The form ' is sometimes found in historical records, which Hywel Wyn Owen states is a dialect form of '. As there is a lack of evidence for monks settling in the area, the word may have been the name of a tributary of the Rhymney River. It has been suggested that, rather than referring to a monastic institution, ' is ' "place" + ', a suffix associated with the names of marshy floodplains, also found in nearby Llanbradach and Llancaiach. Prior to erection of defences on the River Rhymney in the 1960s the town w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Tredegar
New Tredegar ( cy, Tredegar Newydd) is a former mining town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. New Tredegar is now home to 'The Winding House', a county museum which opened in 2008. It is controlled by CCBC Museums service and the Friends of the Winding House community group. The area is rich in the mining heritage of the South Wales mining industry. The area is supported by two primary schools; White Rose Primary school and Phillipstown Primary school. The area also contains a number of religious buildings including; Saint Dingat's Church and the Presbyterian Church of Wales. Along with other parts of Rhymney, New Tredegar had Welsh speakers in the community the Welsh-only monuments in the local cemetery testify to the strength of the language locally in the first quarter of the 20th century. Sport Capel Golf Club, New Tredegar, (now defunct) first appeared in the mid 1930s and continued i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aber Valley
Aber Valley is a valley community in Caerphilly county borough, South Wales. It has two main communities, Abertridwr and Senghenydd, which grew around the mining industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Senghenydd has a longer history than Abertridwr; it was once a cantref (or "hundred") encompassing quite a large area. The Aber Valley Heritage Group has established a Heritage Museum situated within Senghenydd Community Centre in order to commemorate the scene of the largest mining disaster in British history: the 1913 Senghenydd Colliery Disaster when 439 miners lost their lives. The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was created in 1959. The choir has toured round the world, appeared at many Eisteddfods, and performed at the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup at the Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Glamorgan County Council
Mid Glamorgan County Council () was the upper-tier authority for the Welsh county of Mid Glamorgan between its creation in 1974 and its abolition in 1996. History Local government in England and Wales was reorganised in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The old administrative county of Glamorgan was subdivided, forming Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan, which all came into existence on 1 April 1974. Mid Glamorgan was the largest and the poorest of the new county councils in Glamorgan. In 1974 it had a population of 531,847 and the council had a revenue expenditure of £60 million. Mid Glamorgan County Council was abolished in 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, with the districts in the area being reorganised to become unitary authorities taking over the functions previously performed by the county council. Political control The first election to the county council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhymney River
The Rhymney River ( cy, Afon Rhymni) is a river in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn Estuary. The river formed the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire until in 1887, the parishes east of the river, Rumney and St Mellons, were transferred from the jurisdiction of Newport, to Cardiff in Glamorgan. The river flows south from its source near Rhymney through New Tredegar, Bargoed, Ystrad Mynach, Llanbradach to Caerphilly at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley. Then past Bedwas, Trethomas, Machen, Draethen, Llanrumney and Rumney and its estuary into the River Severn. The Rhymney Valley () was created as a glacial valley. Sourced within the valley, on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons, the Rhymney River descends steeply through the town of New Tredegar towards Ystrad Mynach, and then onwards south across a flat plain before entering the Severn Estuary to the east of Cardiff. The villages of Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamorgan
, HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto = ("He who suffered, conquered") , Image = Flag adopted in 2013 , Map = , Arms = , PopulationFirst = 326,254 , PopulationFirstYear = 1861 , AreaFirst = , AreaFirstYear = 1861 , DensityFirst = 0.7/acre , DensityFirstYear = 1861 , PopulationSecond = 1,120,910Vision of Britain â€Glamorgan population , PopulationSecondYear = 1911 , AreaSecond = , AreaSecondYear = 1911 , DensitySecond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouthshire (historic)
, Status= Historic countyCeremonial county (until 1974)Administrative county (1889–1974) , Start= 1535 , Origin= Laws in Wales Act 1535 , Motto= Faithful to both (Utrique Fidelis) , Image= Flag adopted in 2011 , Map= , HQ= Monmouth and Newport , Replace= Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan , Arms= ''Coat of arms of Monmouthshire County Council'' , Government= Monmouthshire County Council (1889–1974)Newport County Borough Council (1891–1974)Cardiff County Borough Council (part) (1938–1974) , Code= MON , CodeName= Chapman code , PopulationFirst= 98,130Vision of Britain â€1831 Census/ref> , PopulationFirstYear= 1831 , AreaFirst= , AreaFirstYear= 1831 , DensityFirst= 0.3/acre , DensityFirstYear= 1831 , PopulationSecond= 230 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative County
An administrative county was a first-level administrative division in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974, and in Ireland from 1899 until either 1973 (in Northern Ireland) or 2002 (in the Republic of Ireland). They are now abolished, although most Northern Ireland lieutenancy areas and Republic of Ireland counties have the same boundaries as former administrative countries. History England and Wales The term was introduced for England and Wales by the Local Government Act 1888, which created county councils for various areas, and called them 'administrative counties' to distinguish them from the continuing statutory counties. In England and Wales the legislation was repealed in 1974, and entities called ' metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties' in England and 'counties' in Wales were introduced in their place. Though strictly inaccurate, these are often called 'administrative counties' to distinguish them from both the historic counties, and the ceremonial counties. Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff Rural District
Cardiff Rural District was a second tier local government district of Glamorgan, Wales until 1974. It covered the more rural areas to the west and north of the city of Cardiff. Background Cardiff Rural District was preceded by the Llandaff and Dinas Powis District which had been created in December 1894. In 1922 large parts of the parishes of Caerau, Llandaff, Llanishen, St Fagans, Michaelston-super-Ely, Whitchurch and Llanedeyrn (total population 19,000) were transferred to Cardiff County Borough and the rural district's name was changed to Cardiff Rural District. The rural district excluded Penarth Urban District and the town of Barry. Following the ''Cardiff Order 1966'' the majority of Whitchurch and parts of Radyr, Lisvane and Llanedeyrn were transferred to Cardiff. Barry MP, Raymond Gower, bemoaned in Parliament that this would reduce Cardiff Rural District's population and ratable value by over 50%. In a 1961 referendum on the issue, the electorate of Rhiwbina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van, Caerphilly
Van ( cy, Y Fan) is a suburb and community in Caerphilly county borough in Wales, situated in the east of the town of Caerphilly. It contains the vast housing estate of Lansbury Park and the estates of Porset Park, Castle Park, Mornington Meadows and Badgers Wood. Van mainly consists of residential properties, one industrial estate and only one public house - The Fisherman's Rest. Nearly all of the property in Van is of post war construction. The area is served by one large primary school - St James. The same name is given to the electoral ward of Caerphilly County Borough council that also covers Van. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 Van had a population of 5,050., decreasing to 4,923 in 2011 census. For political administration Van is served by a Community Council that meets monthly. Van Castle In the 1580s, permission was given to Thomas Lewis to use stone from nearby Caerphilly Castle to build a manor house. The resulting building was known as Van Castle, Castell y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudry
Rudry ( cy, Rhydri) is a small village and community (Wales), community located to the east of Caerphilly in Wales. As a community Rudry contains not only the village of Rudry, but also the villages of Draethen, Garth and Waterloo, Caerphilly, Waterloo. The population of the community at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 1,053. The village is a rural location, surrounded by woods with walks along the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk. Its main attraction being the Maen llwyd Inn. Another pub, The Griffin was located near the local church. It is thought that Oliver Cromwell took shelter in St James's Church, Rudry, St James's church, which has existed in the village since the 13th century. The community was once served by two small railway stations— Waterloo Halt railway station, Waterloo Halt and Fountain Bridge Halt railway station, Fountain Bridge Halt. Both closed in 1956.Hutton, J. ''The Newport Docks & Railway Company''. Silver Link. 1996. p. 101 File:Rudry Clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhymney
Rhymney (; cy, Rhymni ) is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. With the villages of Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Abertysswg, Deri and New Tredegar, Rhymney is designated as the ' Upper Rhymney Valley' by the local Unitary Authority, Caerphilly County Borough Council. As a community, Rhymney includes the town of Rhymney, Pontlottyn, Abertysswg, Butetown and Twyncarno. Rhymney is known to many outside Wales as a result of the song "The Bells of Rhymney", a musical adaptation of a poem by Idris Davies. Etymology The town is named after the Rhymney River, whose name derives from the Welsh word ' "auger" + ', a derivational noun ending. History The countryside around present day Rhymney would have been very different in the early 17th century. A new parish of Bedwellty had been formed in 1624, covering the lower division of the Wentloog Hundred, in the county of Monmouth, a hilly district between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
