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Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley. It is the site of Caerphilly Castle, built in the 13th and 14th centuries, and is the main town in the county borough of Caerphilly.

In 1899 the Rhymney Railway built their maintenance facilities, however the expansion of the population in the nineteenth century was more to do with the increasing market for coal.

  • Caerphilly is the birth place of Tommy Cooper.
  • Caerphilly is featured in the Sex Pistols documentary The Filth and the Fury.
         Protests and a prayer meeting were held outside the Castle Cinema on the
         evening of December 14th, 1976, when the Pistols were playing a concert there.
  • Caerphilly cheese originated in this area.
  • Caerphilly hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1950.

    • For more information see:
    Caerphilly County Borough Council
    Visit Caerphilly
    Caerphilly Net

     Trains: Caerphilly is on the Rhymney Line

     Tourist Information Centre

     Telephone:

    029 2088 0011

     Fax:

    029 2086 0811

     Email:

    tic@caerphilly.gov.uk

     Address:

    Lower Twyn Square
    Caerphilly
    CF83 1JL

     Hours:

    Winter 7 Days 10:00 - 17:00
    Summer     7 Days 10.00 - 18.00

    Photographs by Dom. Click any image for a larger view.

    Caerphilly Castle

    Caerphilly Castle

    Caerphilly Castle

    Caerphilly Castle

    Caerphilly Castle

    Gateway - Caerphilly Castle

    View from Caerphilly Castle

    View from Caerphilly Castle

    Cardiff Road, Caerphilly

    Cardiff Road, Caerphilly

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