Aberfan Cemetery in Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil

About

Get directions Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

Coordinates: 51.69284, -3.34598
Cemetery ID:

Members have Contributed

About these numbers These percentages indicate the number of Find a Grave memorials that have a grave photo or GPS coordinates. We don't know the total number of burials in a cemetery, so we cannot calculate a percentage of those with memorials, photos or GPS coordinates.

Remove Ads

Photos

18 photo requests.

Aberfan Cemetery is a located near the village of Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil and is one of five cemeteries in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. The cemetery opened in 1876 and includes Bryntaf Cemetery, which was an extension opened in 1916. The cemetery covers 3 hectares (8 acres) and is Green Flag Accredited. The monument to the Aberfan disaster victims, the 144 children and adults who perished when a colliery coal tip collapsed on October 21, 1966, is located in the Bryntaf Cemetery portion. Also included in the Aberfan Cemetery is a monument to seven soldiers who drowned in the Bristol Channel in 1888. Commonwealth war graves for both World Wars can be found as well, 12 within Aberfan Cemetery proper and 18 within Bryntaf Cemetery.