The small village of Aberbeeg lies in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, traditional county of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, at grid referenceSO213017 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SO213017_region:GB_scale:25000). It is a former mining community which thrived during the days of the South Walescoal mining community. Nearby are the villages of Llanhilleth and Six Bells. County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ... The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is a traditional county and principal area in south-east Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ... South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the East and South, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the North and West. ... Wyoming coal mine The most economical method of coal extraction from coal seams depends on the depth and quality of the seams, and also the geology and environmental factors of the area being mined. ...
Aberbeeg's telephonesubscriber trunk dialling code was 0495 214 and is now 01495. The Royal Mailpostcode begins with NP13. A telephone handset A touch-tone telephone dial Telephone This article is about telephone technology. ... Subscriber trunk dialling (STD) is an obsolete term for the UK telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk calls without operator assistance. ... Royal Mail is the national postal service in the United Kingdom. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ...
Today, one of the most prominent sights in Aberbeeg area is the St. Illtyd's church, which is thought to have been built in the late 5th century, and underwent extensive renovation over the last 200 years. After closing in 1962, the church was privately acquired in 1984. It has now returned to public ownership and is now open to visitors. The friends of St. Illtyd [1] (http://www.illtyd.co.uk) help Blaenau Gwent[2] (http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/) look after the building The Village of St. ... (4th century - 5th century - 6th century - other centuries) Events Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ...
Aberbeeg, Six Bells and Crumlin are villages of Llanhilleth; the latter will be found under a separate head.
The church of St. Mark, standing in the centre of the village and erected in 1898, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel and nave and a bell-cote containing 2 bells: there are 400 sittings.
ABERBEEG is a village in the parish of Llanhilleth, with a station at the junction of the Blaina and Ebbw Vale railways with the Western Valleys line belonging to the Great Western Company, 173¾ miles from London, 4½ south from Blaina and 8 south-west from Pontypool.
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