Situated in theSouth Wales Valleys, Abertysswg is a small village located to the east ofPontlottyn and south-east ofRhymney. The nearest major town isMerthyr Tydfil. TheRhymney River lies just west of the village.Abertysswg is overlooked to the south by Twyn Cornicyll above Coed Cefn Rhychdir. The village came into being in 1895-1900 throughindustrialisation brought by the development of Abertysswg Colliery, the first shaft of which was sunk in 1897.
The village is within theSouth Wales Coalfield and used to have a pit at the end of Westville, although the mine closed in 1969. Most of the village's industry is now small scale retail. Abertysswg has avillage shop,Post Office, takeaway and has two clubs.
The village has had some renovation work completed on it in the newmillennium. A new park/recreation area has been built, and a brand new community centre stands at the top of the village.
Evans, Marion, (1994), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 1. Old Bakehouse Publications.ISBN1-874538-40-9.
Evans, Marion, (1995), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 2. Old Bakehouse Publications.ISBN1-874538-70-0.
Evans, Marion, (1996), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 3. Old Bakehouse Publications.ISBN1-874538-41-7.
Evans, Marion, (1998), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 4. Old Bakehouse Publications.ISBN1-874538-02-6.
Evans, Marion, (2009), A Portrait of Rhymney with cameos of Pontlottyn, Tafarnaubach, Princetown, Abertysswg and Fochriw, volume 5. Old Bakehouse Publications.ISBN978-1-905967-20-9.