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The dominance of coal in the local economy meant that mine closures in the 1930s and 1940s caused severe unemployment in Risca. Some charitable relief was sent by the Mayor of Oxford's Mining
Distress Committee. In 1931, this included - with the help of a grant from the Educational Settlements
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The first large scale mine was known as the Black Vein colliery and it was located near to the boundary between Risca and what is now Cross Keys and closed in 1921. The New Risca
Colliery, which was between what is now Wattsville and Cross Keys, operated until 1967.
650:. In 1846, 35 miners were killed in an explosion at the Black Vein Colliery, and in 1860 more than 140 miners were killed at the same mine. In 1860, an explosion at the New Risca colliery, which was working the same seam of coal, killed 120 men.
389:; Risca East and Risca West. It has a population of 11,700. Cardiff the capital of Wales can be reached in under 28 minutes from the nearby railway station of Risca and Pontymister station which reopened in 2008 after a gap of nearly 60 years.
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739:. At the first Assembly elections in 1999 Brian Hancock, Plaid Cymru, won the seat in a major upset and one of 17 seats in the National Assembly of Wales for Plaid Cymru. The constituency falls within the electoral region of
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From the early nineteenth century, the area around Risca has been dominated by coal mining and transport systems to access the mines, although there is also evidence that lead and coal were being extracted much earlier.
443:, however the area was rural and sparsely populated until the nineteenth century. As local industries expanded and transport links improved with the building of the canal and railways, the population rapidly increased.
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previously represented the constituency following a by-election in 1995, but did not stand for re-election in 2010. The seat and its predecessor was formerly represented for 25 years by the former Labour leader
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church, founded in 1837, rebuilt on the same site in 1852 and was dedicated to St John. The architect is unknown. The church was designed to seat 600 people. It was later known as "Trinity
Methodist Church".
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Association - the founding of the
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and in return the 'Jubilee' statue was erected by public subscription 'in recognition of Lord
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689:. Oxford House, Risca was founded at Hillside, moving in 1937 to The Grove. Oxford House is now an adult education centre operated by Caerphilly Borough Council.
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In addition to its coal mines, brickworks, quarries, and copper, tin, and iron works also developed in and around Risca through the nineteenth century.
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The town currently has four schools: Risca
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was raised in Risca before going on to compete for his country at the
Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and various other Championships.
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By the end of the 1970s, most of the local coalmines had closed and the majority of the population were working in other industries.
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Risca is home to Ty-Sign, which is a large housing estate built in the early 1960s as a satellite village for the then new
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although there are also ecclesiastical documents which go as far back as 1146 which include a man called
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in 1977. It is located on the same site as the town's leisure centre and has approximately 1000 pupils.
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but since the reorganisation of wards only includes the population of Risca East and Risca West wards.
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and are managed by Simon Berry. The club used to play their home games at Ty-Isaf Park.
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The Big
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The Black Vein coal seam was very explosive and the mines working it experienced
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The park 'Tredegar Grounds' was donated to the people of Risca in 1897 by
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Several arguments have been put forward for the derivation of the name
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in south-east Wales. Risca has a railway station, re-opened on the
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in St Mary Street is a grade II listed building and is the first
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near its summit, and this is believed to have been built by the
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in February 2008, after a gap of 46 years. It is split into two
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Welsh Coal Mines website - check out Risca area's pits history
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1182:"RISCA HOUSING QUESTION". Walter Alfred Pearce. 8 June 1906.
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trails on the wooded hills just to the north of the town, at
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A view through Tredegar Park towards the main street of Risca
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In the UK Parliament, Risca is part of the constituency of
415:(1,375 ft; 419 m) which attract tourists for the
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stronghold represented since the 2024 general election by
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is the only secondary school in Risca and was opened by
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1404:- Risca East Ward 2001 Census (population 6384)
1393:- Risca West Ward 2001 Census (population 5071)
1071:"Notes on the Origin of the Place Name 'Risca'"
1024:- Risca West Ward 2011 Census (population 5229)
1010:- Risca East Ward 2011 Census (population 6464)
832:St Mary and St Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church
392:The town lies at the south-eastern edge of the
1585:, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg761
1508:. Institute of Welsh Affairs. pp. 13–14.
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1420:Risca - its industrial and social development
1102:Census of England and Wales for the Year 1861
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1625:https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/351898
1579:The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales
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1116:"RISCA". Charles Hough. 14 April 1871.
1077:(67). Gwent Local History Council: 3–10
1044:Oxford House Industrial History Society
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848:Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar
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898:Risca Community Comprehensive School
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1309:"1951 Census of England and Wales"
1284:"1931 Census of England and Wales"
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1169:Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire
648:a series of serious mine accidents
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1895:Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn
1716:Caerphilly County Borough Council
1641:Risca Male Choir official website
1069:Osborne, Dr. G.O. (Autumn 1989).
767:Twmbarlwm, has the remains of an
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1646:BBC Wales profile of Risca Choir
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801:, was the meeting place for the
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1651:Risca Industrial History Museum
836:Coptic Orthodox Church in Wales
763:Notable landmarks and buildings
484:recorded a visit in his diary.
278:Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
683:New York School of Social Work
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1499:Boucher, Dan (24 June 2013).
1422:. Bognor Regis: New Horizon.
981:Harold Edwards (rugby league)
458:meaning "field or rushes" or
454:meaning "the lower field" or
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2519:Registered parks and gardens
2479:Parliamentary constituencies
1825:Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen
1171:. Kelly's Directories. 1901.
2592:Former communities of Wales
1418:Jones, Alan Victor (1980).
124:OS grid reference
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1040:"The development of Risca"
990:Former Lecturer Fine Art.
986:Henry Williams, (b- 1963)
966:Category:People from Risca
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2288:Pentwyn (near Penyrheol)
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1666:Risca on Genuki website
805:before they marched on
755:, and Liberal Democrat
705:Newport West and Islwyn
679:psychiatric social work
268:Newport West and Islwyn
2293:Pentwyn (near Trinant)
2283:Pentwyn (near Fochriw)
1656:12 old photos of Risca
1627:Picture of the station
1534:archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk
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18:Risca (disambiguation)
1723:Principal settlements
1559:www.caerphilly.gov.uk
1447:"Black Vein Colliery"
941:Newport Gwent Dragons
892:Culture and Education
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1612:Jones, A. V. (1977)
797:on the outskirts of
172:Sovereign state
16:For other uses, see
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886:Monmouthshire canal
687:Columbia University
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