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The South Wales coalfield attracted huge numbers of people from rural areas to the valleys; and many rows of terraced housing were built along the valley sides to accommodate the influx. The coal mined in the valleys was transported south along railways and canals to Cardiff, Newport and Swansea.
Map of North Wales; common modern day definition in dark red, historical definition in dark red and light red (Montgomeryshire). Map of South Wales, defined either by combining South East and South West Wales (dark red); or the historic definition (dark red and light red); there are other definitions.
Map of British coalfields. The South Wales Coalfield (Welsh: Maes glo De Cymru) extends across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen. [1] It is rich in coal deposits, especially in the South Wales Valleys.
Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes (formerly Valley Lines) is the urban and suburban rail network radiating from Cardiff, Wales. It includes lines within the city itself, the Vale of Glamorgan and the South Wales Valleys. [1] The services are currently operated by Transport for Wales Rail.
The statistical region covers all of western Wales from Denbighshire in the north, to the South Wales Valleys and including Bridgend, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, as well as the Isle of Anglesey off the north-west coast of Wales. [1] It covers an area of 1,240,000 hectares (12,400 km 2), with a coastline of 1,150 kilometres (710 mi).
The Rhymney Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhymni) is one of the South Wales valleys, with the Rhymney River forming the border between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. Between 1974 and 1996 a Rhymney Valley local government district also existed (one of six of Mid Glamorgan ). [ 1 ]
Rhondda / ˈ r ɒ n ð ə /, or the Rhondda Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhondda [kʊm ˈr̥ɔnða]), 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 ...
English: Three Maps of Wales (mountains, hills and valleys) in the reception area of the Senedd building, Cardiff Bay. Date: 21 November 2022, 14:19:38: Source: Own work: