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Aber
Aber may refer to: Places * Aber and Inver (placename elements) * Aber, Ceredigion * Abergwyngregyn, popularly known by the short form "Aber" * Aberystwyth, popularly known by the short form "Aber" * Aber Village, Powys, Wales * Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Transport * Aber railway station, on the Rhymney Line serving the town of Caerphilly, south Wales, United Kingdom * Aber railway station (Gwynedd), disused railway station on the North Wales Coast Line in Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom Other uses * Aber (name), a given name and surname * Aberystwyth University, sometimes colloquially known as "Aber" * Dominion Diamond Mines, a Canadian diamond mining company, formerly known as Aber See also *Aber Isle, a small island in Loch Lomond, Scotland {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University ( cy, Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has over 8,000 students studying across three academic faculties and 17 departments. Founded in 1872 as University College Wales, Aberystwyth, it became a founder member of the University of Wales in 1894, and changed its name to the ''University College of Wales, Aberystwyth''. In the mid-1990s, the university again changed its name to become the ''University of Wales, Aberystwyth''. On 1 September 2007, the University of Wales ceased to be a federal university and Aberystwyth University became independent again. In 2019, it became the first university to be named "University of the year for teaching quality" by ''The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide'' for two consecutive years. It is the first university in the world to be aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergavenny
Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the England–Wales border, border with England and is located where the A40 road, A40 trunk road and the A465 road, A465 Heads of the Valleys road meet. Originally the site of a Castra, Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a Middle Ages, medieval Defensive wall, walled town within the Welsh Marches. The town contains the remains of a medieval stone castle built soon after the Norman invasion of Wales, Norman conquest of Wales. Abergavenny is situated at the confluence of the River Usk and a tributary stream, the Gavenny. It is almost entirely surrounded by mountains and hills: the Blorenge (), the Sugar Loaf Mountain, Wales, Sugar Loaf (), Ysgyryd Fawr (Great Skirrid), Ysgyryd Fach (Little Skirrid), Deri, Rholben and Mynydd Llanwenarth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth () is a University town, university and seaside town as well as a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located in the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Cardiganshire, means "the mouth of the River Ystwyth, Ystwyth". Aberystwyth University has been a major educational location in Wales since the establishment of University College Wales in 1872. The town is situated on Cardigan Bay on the west coast of Wales, near the confluence of the River Ystwyth and Afon Rheidol. Following the reconstruction of the harbour, the Ystwyth skirts the town. The Rheidol passes through the town. The seafront, with a Royal Pier, Aberystwyth, pier, stretches from Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth, Constitution Hill at the north end of the Promenade to the harbour at the south. The beach is divided by the castle. The town is divided into five areas: Aberystwyth Town; Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion, Llanbadarn Fawr; Waunfawr; Llanbadarn; Trefechan; and the most populou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aber And Inver (placename Elements)
''Aber'' and ''Inver'' are common elements in place-names of Celtic origin. Both mean "confluence of waters" or "river mouth". Their distribution reflects the geographical influence of the Brittonic and Goidelic language groups, respectively. ''Aber'' ''Aber'' goes back to Common Brittonic. In Old Welsh it has the form ''oper'' (later ''aper'') and is derived from an assumed ''*od-ber'', meaning 'pouring away'. This is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ''*bher-'', 'carry' (English ''bear'', Latin ''fero'') with the prefix ''ad-'', 'to'. It is found in Welsh, Cornish and Breton. Place names with ''aber'' are very common in Wales. They are also common on the east coast of Scotland, where they are assumed to be of Pictish origin. They are found to a lesser extent in Cornwall and other parts of England and Brittany. It may be that the relative dearth in Cornwall is simply a result of there being fewer rivers on a peninsula. In Anglicised forms, ''aber'' is often contracted: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aber Railway Station (Gwynedd)
Aber railway station was a railway station on the North Wales Coast Line in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. Although trains still pass on the main line the station closed in 1960. A signal box on the site remained in use until the installation of colour light signalling. History The station was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848 when it opened its line as far as . The station had two platforms either side of a double track line, goods facilities included cattle pens and a siding for loading slate from the adjacent writing slate manufactory. The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1938 followed by four caravans in 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1959. The station was closed by the British Transport Commission The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergwyngregyn
Abergwyngregyn () is a village and community of historical note in Gwynedd, a county and principal area in Wales. Under its historic name of Aber Garth Celyn it was the seat of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. It lies in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It is located at , adjacent to the A55, five miles (8 km) east of Bangor, eight miles (13 km) west of Conwy. The Aber community, which covers an area of , has a population of 240 (2011). History Abergwyngregyn, generally shortened to Aber, is a settlement of great antiquity and pre-conquest importance on the north coast of Gwynedd. Its boundaries stretch from the Menai Strait up to the headwaters of the Afon Goch and Afon Anafon. Protected to the east by the headland of Penmaenmawr, and at its rear by Snowdonia, it controlled the ancient crossing point of the Lafan Sands to Anglesey. A pre-Roman defensive enclosure, Maes y Gaer, which rises above Pen y Bryn on the eastern side of the valley, has far reaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aber, Ceredigion
Aber, Ceredigion is a hamlet in the community of Llanwenog, Ceredigion, Wales. Aber is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and is part of the Ceredigion constituency in the House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. .... References Villages in Ceredigion {{Ceredigion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aber Village, Powys
Aber Village or Aber Clydach is a hamlet within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is centred on the minor road which runs south from Talybont-on-Usk up the Caerfanell valley known as Glyn Collwn across the Brecon Beacons to Pontsticill and Merthyr Tydfil. Aber Clydach lies within the community of Talybont-on-Usk about 1.5 km to the south of the village of Talybont and 0.5 km to the north of the dam of Talybont Reservoir. Both the Usk Valley Walk and the Taff Trail pass close to the village. The Danywenallt Study Centre administered by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority in association with the Youth Hostels Association lies across the valley from the village.Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet OL13 ''Brecon Beacons National Park:Eastern area'' Notable residents * Alice Matilda Langland Williams Alice Matilda Langland Williams, more commonly known as Alys Mallt and Y Fonesig Mallt (4 October 1867 – 28 October 1950), was a Welsh politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aber Railway Station
Aber railway station is a railway station serving the town of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line north of Cardiff Central on the Valley Lines network. The station is located in the Bondfield Park and Trecenydd areas of Caerphilly. History Opened in April 1908 by the Rhymney Railway as Beddau Halt, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, and renamed Aber Junction Halt on 17 September 1926. The line then passed] on nationalisation in 1948. It was renamed Aber Halt on 6 May 1968, then Aber on 5 May 1969. When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways. Another station also called Beddau Halt existed on the Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway and should not be confused with this station. The 'Junction' suffix refers to the fact that until the early 1980s, there were two junctions near here – one to the south between the current lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aber (name)
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Aber is a German-originated name that can be a surname or a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Aber Whitcomb (born 1977), American CTO and co-founder of MySpace * Al Aber (1927–1993), left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher *Maribel Aber, American business journalist See also *Aber (other) Aber may refer to: Places * Aber and Inver (placename elements) * Aber, Ceredigion * Abergwyngregyn, popularly known by the short form "Aber" * Aberystwyth, popularly known by the short form "Aber" * Aber Village, Powys, Wales * Abergavenny, Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion Diamond Mines
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company (formerly known as Dominion Diamond Mines, Dominion Diamond Corporation, Harry Winston, and Aber) is a Canadian specialist diamond mining company. Aside from its corporate office in Calgary, Arctic Canadian also has cleaning and sorting facilities in Yellowknife and Mumbai and a marketing office in Antwerp, Belgium. The company once held a 40% stake in the Diavik Diamond Mine Project. Production at the Diavik Diamond Mine, Canada's second diamond mine, is operated by Dominion Diamond Mines' joint venture partner, Diavik Diamond Mine, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. The mine began producing diamonds in November 2002. In 2012 the company purchased all of BHP's diamond assets; the primary asset is the Ekati Diamond Mine, which is adjacent to the Diavik Mine. Diavik and Ekati combined are estimated to produce over 7 million carats of diamonds in 2014, worth an estimated $1.1 billion. Diavik and Ekati are currently ranked the 9th and 19th largest diamond mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
