New Tredegar
Encyclopedia
New Tredegar is a former coal mining
community http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/429758 in the Rhymney Valley
, Caerphilly county borough, Wales
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/531283, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire
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New Tredegar is home to The Winding House, originally used during the mining period for the East shaft it is now home to a county museum which opened in 2008. It is controlled by CCBC Museums service and the Friends of the Winding House community group.
The area is rich in the industrial heritage of the [South Wales coalfield]].
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
community http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/429758 in the Rhymney Valley
Rhymney Valley
The Rhymney Valley is a valley encompassing the villages of Abertysswg, Fochriw, Pontlottyn, Tirphil, New Tredegar, Aberbargoed, Rhymney, and Ystrad Mynach, and the towns of Bargoed and Caerphilly, in south-east Wales, formerly famous for its coal mining and iron industries.-Geography:Created as a...
, Caerphilly county borough, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/531283, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
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New Tredegar is home to The Winding House, originally used during the mining period for the East shaft it is now home to a county museum which opened in 2008. It is controlled by CCBC Museums service and the Friends of the Winding House community group.
The area is rich in the industrial heritage of the [South Wales coalfield]].
Notable people
- See :Category:People from New Tredegar
- Darcy BlakeDarcy BlakeDarcy James Blake is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Cardiff City in the Football League Championship. He is also a Welsh international, having made his debut in October 2010.-Cardiff City:...
, professional footballer, was born in New Tredegar. - Eliot Richards, professional footballer, is from New Tredegar.