Wyllie Colliery was located in the Sirhowy Valley

Sirhowy Valley

The Sirhowy Valley is an industrialised valley in the eastern part of the Valleys region of South Wales. It is named from the Sirhowy River which runs through it. Its upper reaches are occupied by the town of Tredegar within the unitary area of Blaenau Gwent...

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South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...

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20th Century Pit

The coal mine was sunk by the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company and opened in 1926. The colliery was named after a director of the company, Alexander Wyllie. Wyllie

Wyllie

Wyllie is a small village south of Blackwood in the county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Wales.- History & Amenities:Most of the houses were built between 1926-1930 by the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company....

village was built to house many of the miners working at the pit.

The colliery remained open for 42 years before closing in 1968.

External links

• Welsh Coal Mines - Check out the history of this pit