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Risca tourist guide map of landmarks & destinations by Walkfo
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Risca history
There is evidence of human habitation in the Risca area going back thousands of years. The area was rural and sparsely populated until the nineteenth century. Rapid population increase started around 1820 with the opening of the mines.
Industrial Heritage
From the early nineteenth century, the area around Risca has been dominated by coal mining and transport systems to access the mines. The first large scale mine was known as the Black vein colliery, which closed in 1921. In 1860, an explosion at the same mine killed more than 140 miners.
Twentieth century
Oxford House, Risca was founded at Hillside, moving in 1937 to The Grove. It is now an adult education centre operated by Caerphilly Borough Council. By the end of the 1970s, most of the local coalmines had closed.
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