Amman Valley

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Amman Valley is a coal-mining and former industrial valley in south Wales known for its scattered villages and strong Welsh cultural identity.

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Label Occurrences
Amman Valley canonical 8

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
containsSettlement Ammanford
Betws
Brynamman
Garnant
Glanamman
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Lower Brynamman
linked to: Lower Brynaman
country Wales
culturalRegion South Wales Valleys
experienced industrial decline in late 20th century
hasCommunityActivity chapel culture
rugby union
hasCulturalIdentity Welsh-language nonconformist heritage
working-class community traditions
hasEconomicHistory coal mining
heavy industry
hasEducationalInstitution Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
hasFeature former collieries
post-industrial landscapes
terraced housing
hasTransportHistory Amman Valley Railway
historicalIndustry anthracite coal mining
historicalPeriodOfIndustrialGrowth 19th century
early 20th century
knownFor coal-mining heritage
former industrial activity
scattered villages
strong Welsh cultural identity
language English
Welsh
locatedIn United Kingdom
south Wales
namedAfter River Amman
partlyIn Neath Port Talbot
partOf Carmarthenshire
regionType coalfield valley
river River Amman
sportsClub Amman United RFC
Garnant Golf Club

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen region Amman Valley
Sir Gaerfyrddin hasHistoricRegion Amman Valley
Ammanford hasNearbyValley Amman Valley
Cwmgors locatedInValley Amman Valley
River Amman flowsThrough Amman Valley
River Amman region Amman Valley
River Amman hasValley Amman Valley