South Wales Coalfield information

The South Wales Coalfield (Welsh: Maes glo De Cymru) extends across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon...

one; the South Wales Coalfield's exploitation caused a rapid expansion of Wales's population. Two-thirds of the population live in South Wales, including...

port. The South Wales Coalfield was at its peak in 1913 and was one of the largest coalfields in the world. It remained the largest coalfield in Britain...

but wider in the south, where the Vale of Glamorgan has some of the best agricultural land. Exploitation of the South Wales Coalfield during the Industrial...

the Rhondda Valley, the South Wales Valleys and throughout the South Wales coalfield and by 1913 Barry had become the largest coal exporting port in...

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the South Wales Coalfield was developed to supply steam coal and anthracite. The South Wales Valleys hosted Britain's only mountainous coalfields. Topography...

makes it the sixth largest urban area in Wales. Sitting as it does at the corner of the South Wales Coalfield, it has a hilly aspect to its western and...

Wales' various coalfields began in earnest with the initiation of the Industrial Revolution. Easily the most significant is the South Wales Coalfield...

The North Wales Coalfield comprises the Flintshire Coalfield in the north and the Denbighshire Coalfield in the south. It extends from Point of Ayr in...

Christianity in Wales, only holding it back slightly. Despite this, by 2011 South Wales (and especially settlements in the former coalfield area) showed...

prices. The last deep pit in Wales closed in 2008. Ironstone outcrops along the northern edge of the South Wales Coalfield were extensively worked for...

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Grit and the Coal Measures. All of these beds tilt south-westwards into the South Wales Coalfield basin. The shape of the hill was modified during the...

work of the South Wales Coalfield Collection, and to tour coalfield and heritage sites on the island of Hokkaido and in the Joban coalfield. The visits...

former colliery allowed the whole community to thrive as part of the South Wales coalfield community. Today, one of the most prominent sights in Aberbeeg area...

production in 1913, nearly 233,000 men and women were employed in the south Wales coalfield, mining 56 million tons of coal. From the mid-1970s, the Welsh economy...

The Kent Coalfield is a coalfield in the eastern part of the English county of Kent. The Coalfields Trust defines the Kent Coalfield as the wards of Barham...

mining of anthracite took place across the western part of the South Wales Coalfield until the late 20th century. In the United States, anthracite coal...

mining accident in the United Kingdom. Universal Colliery, on the South Wales Coalfield, extracted steam coal, which was much in demand. Some of the region's...

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...

significant events of the early 20th century in the South Wales Valleys and the South Wales Coalfield, and from a perspective literally at the coalface...

and bacon was the traditional breakfast for mine workers in the South Wales Coalfield, but a breakfast may have also included Welsh sausages, mushrooms...

well as a cultural, physical, and natural resource region; the South Wales Coalfield, which like Pennsylvania's coal region is a historical, cultural...

found in close proximity – primarily the northern and south-western parts of the South Wales coalfield.[full citation needed][full citation needed] In the...