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Cwm, Blaenau Gwent Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cwm, Blaenau Gwent

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Cwm, Blaenau Gwent history

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Cwm was originally a rather insignificant spot in the Ebbw Valley, with only a few scattered farms and a water mill until the end of the nineteenth century with the sinking of the Marine Colliery in 1889. Cwm developed as a village at the turn of the twentieth century, with the building of numerous churches, chapels, public houses and working man’s clubs.

Cwm, Blaenau Gwent etymology

Cwm is the Welsh word for valley and the name Merddog is believed to be a corruption of the name of the old farm that used to be here, Troed y Rhiw y Myrdd Fach, which translated means ‘the foot of the myriad little hills’ But with the development of the village and coal industry the name was simply shortened to Cwm.

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Best Cwm, Blaenau Gwent places to visit

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

Valleys Radio Valleys Radio (Welsh: Radio’r Cymoedd) was an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the heads of the South Wales Valleys. The broadcast area was covered by two transmitters, 999 kHz from Aberdare and 1116 kHz from the Ebbw Vale transmitter.

Cwm, Blaenau Gwent Cwm (from Welsh: Y Cwm, transl. The Valley) is a former coal mining village, community and electoral ward three miles (4.8 km) south of Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. In the far north of the community lies Waunlwyd.

Bedwellty Pits Halt railway station Bedwellty Pits Halt railway station was a station on the Sirhowy Railway. It was initially spelled Bedwelty, then known as Bedwellty Pits, and then known Bedwelly Pits Halt. It consisted of 2 wooden platforms to serve the workforce of the local colliery.

Mynydd Carn-y-cefn Mynydd Carn-y-cefn (grid reference SO1808) lies within the unitary area of Blaenau Gwent, formerly Monmouthshire. The broad-topped ridge runs NNW-SSE and achieves a summit height of 550 metres (1,800 ft) at a point crowned by a trig point.

Steelhouse Festival Steelhouse Festival is an independent rock festival held annually in late July at Aberbeeg in South Wales, U.K. The festival is held annually at the Welsh capital, Wales.

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