Aberdare Canal
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aberdare-canal-185-15287114
title:
Aberdare Canal
text:
The Aberdare Canal was a canal in Glamorgan, Wales which ran from Aberdare to a junction with the Glamorganshire Canal at Abercynon. It opened in 1812 and served the iron and coal industries for almost 65 years. The arrival of railways in the area did not immediately affect its traffic, but the failure of the iron industry in 1875 and increasing subsidence due to coal mining led to it becoming uneconomic. The Marquess of Bute failed to halt its decline when he took it over in 1885, and in 1900 i
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Canal in Wales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdare_Canal
date created:
2007-08-09T20:35:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:46:12Z
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fields total:
13
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16