South Wales Coalfield

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Field
gptkbp:area approximately 1000 square miles
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Labour_movement
trade unionism
Welsh working class identity
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalSignificance inspired literature and music
gptkbp:declinedAfter mid 20th century
gptkbp:economicImportance industrialization of South Wales
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Barry
gptkb:Cardiff
gptkb:Newport
gptkb:Swansea
gptkbp:firstMinesOpened early 19th century
gptkbp:geologicalAge gptkb:Carboniferous
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:coal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major coal mining region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Wales Coalfield
gptkbp:language gptkb:Welsh
English
gptkbp:lastDeepMine gptkb:Tower_Colliery
gptkbp:lastDeepMineClosed 2008
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Wales
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil
gptkb:Neath
gptkb:Pontypridd
gptkb:Rhondda
gptkb:Swansea
gptkb:Blaenavon
gptkb:Ebbw_Vale
gptkb:Tredegar
gptkb:Aberdare
gptkb:Abertillery
gptkbp:miningCommunities gptkb:Dulais_Valley
gptkb:Sirhowy_Valley
gptkb:Ebbw_Valley
gptkb:Rhondda_Valleys
gptkb:Afan_Valley
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Big_Pit_National_Coal_Museum
gptkbp:notableDisasters gptkb:Aberfan_Disaster
gptkb:Gresford_Disaster
gptkb:Senghenydd_Colliery_Disaster
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Big_Pit
gptkb:Tower_Colliery
gptkb:Lewis_Merthyr_Colliery
bituminous coal
anthracite
steam coal
gptkbp:notableStrikes gptkb:1984-1985_UK_miners'_strike
gptkbp:peakProductionYear 19th century
early 20th century
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ely_Valley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6