Visit Aberaman Places

Welcome to Visit Aberaman Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Aberaman

  

Aberaman Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Aberaman

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Aberaman history

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Aberaman, to the south of Aberdare, was an agricultural area until the early nineteenth century. It was the home of the Mathew family, local gentry who owned land throughout Glamorgan. The family seat was at Aberaman Isha, later known as Aberaman House (and which still exists in 2014 but is much altered)

Aberaman culture & places

A campaign to develop a Public Hall and Institute at Aberaman dated from 1892 when a public meeting was held in Saron Chapel. The hall’s facilities included two billiards rooms, two games rooms, a swimming pool in the basement, Committee Room, Lending Library and Reference Room.

You can visit Aberaman places with Walkfo Aberaman to hear history at Aberaman’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Aberaman has 53 places to visit in our interactive Aberaman map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Aberaman, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Aberaman places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Aberaman & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 53 audio facts unique to Aberaman places in an interactive Aberaman map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Aberaman Places Map
53 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Aberaman historic spots	Aberaman tourist destinations	Aberaman plaques	Aberaman geographic features
Walkfo Aberaman tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Aberaman

  

Best Aberaman places to visit

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Aberaman has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Aberaman’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Aberaman’s information audio spots:

St Fagan’s Church, Trecynon St Fagan’s Church is a Grade II-listed Anglican church in the village of Trecynon near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales . It was originally built in the mid-nineteenth century in the Gothic Revival style .

Hen-Dy-Cwrdd Hen-Dy-Cwrdd is a disused Unitarian chapel in Trecynon, Aberdare, Wales . Services at the chapel were conducted in the Welsh language .

Elim, Cwmdare Elim, Cwmdare was an Independent (Congregationalist) chapel in Aberdare, Wales . The chapel was built in the 1920s and 1930s .

Salem, Robertstown Salem, Robertstown is an Independent (Congregationalist) chapel in Robertstown, Aberdare, Wales. The chapel is located in Bridge Street, Robertstown.

St John’s Church, Aberdare St John the Baptist’s is an ancient parish church in Aberdare, Wales. It is located in the centre of the town of Aberdares.

Siloa, Aberdare Siloa was the largest of the Welsh Independent, or Congregationalist, chapels in Aberdare. Established in 1844, Siloa is one of the few Welsh language chapels to remain open today.

St Elvan’s Church, Aberdare St Elvan’s Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church. It was built in 1851–1852, largely at the instigation of John Griffith, vicar of Aberdare from 1847 until 1859. The population of the parish was close to 14,000 people and increasing at a rate of approximately a thousand each year.

Aberdare General Hospital Aberdare General Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cyffredinol Aberdâr) was a health facility in Rhondda Cynon Taf. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Saron, Aberaman Saron, Aberaman was a Welsh Independent (Congregationalist) chapel in Aberaman. It was formed as an initiative of David Price of Siloa, Aberdare. Saron was claimed to be the largest chapel in the Cynon Valley.

Bethania, Cwmbach Bethania, Cwmbach was a Baptist Chapel in the Aberdare Valley in Wales. Badly damaged by an air raid attack in 1941 it was restored but closed in the 1980s. Services were held in the Welsh language.

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