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AberfanSouth entrance to Aberfan in November 2005AberfanLocation within Merthyr TydfilOS grid referenceSO070002CommunityMerthyr ValePrincipal areaMerthyr TydfilPreserved countyMid GlamorganCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMerthyr TydfilPostcode districtCF48Dialling code01443PoliceSouth WalesFireSouth WalesAmbulanceWelshUK ParliamentMerthyr Tydfil and AberdareSenedd Cymru – Welsh ParliamentMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyList of placesUKWalesMerthyr Tydfil51°41′30″N 03°20′44″W / 51.69167°N 3.34556°WAberfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌabɛrˈvan]) is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi (6 km) south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.On 21 October 1966, in the Aberfan disaster, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.Aberfan is situated toward the bottom of the western valley slope of the River Taff, on the eastern slope of Mynydd Merthyr hill, about four miles (6 km) south of the town Merthyr Tydfil. The Taff runs north-to-south through the village; at the upper side of the settlement, on the western outskirts, a disused Glamorganshire Canal bed and a railway embankment run parallel to the river.[1]: 13 [2]: 2–3 This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2021)Aberfan consisted of two cottages and an inn frequented by local farmers and bargemen until 23 August 1869, when John Nixon and his partners started the Merthyr Vale Colliery.[2]: 7 Between 1952 and 1965, with mountains denuded there was severe flooding in the Pantglas area of Aberfan on at least 11 occasions.[1]: 20 By 1966 the population had grown to approximately 5,000, most of whom were employed in the coal industry.Aberfan disaster, 1966[edit]For many years, millions of cubic metres
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