Caerphilly

Caerphilly
Town
From the top, Caerphilly Castle, Tommy Cooper Statue, Twyn Community Centre
Caerphilly Castle & Tommy Cooper Statue
Caerphilly is located in Caerphilly
Caerphilly
Caerphilly
Location within Caerphilly
Population41,402 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceST1586
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAERPHILLY
Postcode districtCF83
Dialling code029
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websitecaerphillytowncouncil.co.uk
List of places
UK
Wales
Caerphilly
51°34′41″N 3°13′05″W / 51.578°N 3.218°W / 51.578; -3.218

Caerphilly (/kəˈfɪli/, /kɑːrˈfɪli/;[2] Welsh: Caerffili, Welsh pronunciation: [ˌkairˈfɪlɪ] [3]) is a town and community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley.

It is 7 mi (11 km) north of Cardiff and 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Newport. It is the largest town in Caerphilly County Borough, and lies within the historic borders of Glamorgan, on the border with Monmouthshire. At the 2011 Census, the town had a population of 41,402[1] while the wider Caerphilly local authority area had a population of 178,806.[4]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Caerphilly Built-up area sub division (W38000086)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ Wells, John (2000). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Longman. p. 113. ISBN 9780582364677.
  3. ^ Thomas, Peter Wynn (2005). Gramadeg y Gymraeg. Caerdydd: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. ISBN 9780708313459.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Caerphilly Local Authority (W06000018)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

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