- Senghenydd
infobox UK place
country = Wales
welsh_name = Senghenydd
constituency_welsh_assembly =
latitude= 51.6063
longitude= -3.2793
official_name = Senghenydd
unitary_wales = Caerphilly
lieutenancy_wales =Gwent
constituency_westminster = Caerphilly
post_town = CAERPHILLY
postcode_district = CF83
postcode_area = CF
dial_code = 029
os_grid_reference = ST115905
population =Senghenydd (Welsh: "Senghenydd") is a
town in the Aber Valley (population 6696 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5939104&c=CF83+4GF&d=14&e=16&g=419958&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1211999955465&enc=1 Office of National Statistics] ] ),Wales , located roughly four miles north-west ofCaerphilly . It is traditionally within thecounty ofGlamorgan , on the border with Monmouthshire. Senghenydd was originally arural farming community, which became industrialised with the discovery ofcoal in the late 19th century. With the closure of the coal pits in the second half of the twentieth century, most people in the town nowcommute outside the Aber Valley for employment.Coal mining
Senghenydd, along with its neighbouring town Abertridwr, make up the majority of the Aber Valley, and became urbanised in the 1890s, when the Universal (1891) and Windsor collieries were sunk in the region. ["The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales". John Davies,
Nigel Jenkins , Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) page2 ISBN 9780708319536]The Universal Colliery, Senghenydd, suffered the first of two major gas and coal dust explosions on 24 May, 1901. Damage was sustained to both shafts, resulting in a restricted rescue attempt, and 81 of the 82 men working in the mine were killed. [ [http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/GlamEast/Senghenydd.htm Welsh Coal Mines website] ]
On the 14 October, 1913, Senghenydd suffered from what would become the very worst mining disaster in Britain's history, when a second gas explosion occurred at the Universal Colliery, resulting in the loss of 439 lives. But many of the surviving miners went back to help their workmen who were either trapped or buried alive after the worst mining disaster in the UK. ["The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales". John Davies,
Nigel Jenkins , Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) page809 ISBN 9780708319536]Transport
Senghenydd is served by the B4263 road to Caerphilly, and connects to Nelson via roads over Mynydd Eglwysilan to the north.
port
Senghenydd Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union club affiliated to theWelsh Rugby Union who have played in the town since 1898.Notable people
*Martin Thomas, professional footballer, most notably with
Newcastle United .References
External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2802954 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Senghenydd and surrounding area]
* [http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk Welsh Coal Mines - research the local pit histories]
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