Darran Valley

Darran Valley
Welsh: Cwm Darran
Parc Cwm Darran
Darran Valley Darran Valley shown within Caerphilly
Population	2,545 (2001)
OS grid reference	SO112032
Community	Darran Valley
Principal area	Caerphilly
Ceremonial county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARGOED
Postcode district	CF81
Dialling code	01443
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Caerphilly
Welsh Assembly	Caerphilly
List of places UK Wales Caerphilly

Coordinates: 51°43′13″N 3°17′13″W / 51.7204°N 3.2869°W / 51.7204; -3.2869

Darran Valley (Welsh: Cwm Darran) is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. The Darran Valley consists of the valley of the Bargod Rhymni and contains the villages of Deri, Pentwyn and Fochriw. These settlements grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of Fochriw, Pencarreg and Groesfaen. As of 2001, the community had a recorded population of 2,545.^[1]

History

The Groesfaen Colliery, which at 2,160 feet (660 m) was the deepest in the Darran Valley, opened around 1902.^[2] It was nationalised in 1947 and closed in 1968.^[3]

References

Caerphilly County Borough

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Principal settlements	Aberbargoed Abercarn Bargoed Bedwas Blackwood Caerphilly Crumlin Gelligaer Newbridge Rhymney Risca Ystrad Mynach

Communities	Abercarn Aber Valley Argoed Bargoed Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen Blackwood Caerphilly Cefn Fforest Crosskeys Crumlin Darran Valley Gelligaer Llanbradach Maesycwmmer Nelson Newbridge New Tredegar Pengam Penmaen Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn Pontllanfraith Rhymney Risca Rudry Senghenydd Van Ynysddu

Towns and villages	Abertridwr, Caerphilly Abertysswg Argoed Blaen-carno Bont Pren Britannia Brithdir Bryn Bryncenydd Bute Town Caledfryn Castle Park Cefn Fforest Cefn Hengoed Cefn Mably Chapel of Ease Churchill Park Croespenmaen Crosskeys Cwmbargoed Cwmcarn Cwmgelli Cwmfelinfach Cwmsyfiog Cwmnantygwynt Deri Draethen Eglwysilan Elliotstown Energleyn Fernlea Fleur de Lys Fochriw Gellihaf Gelligroes Gilfach Gilfach Estate Glan-y-nant Graig-y-Rhacca Groes-faen Hafodyrynys Hendredenny Hengoed Hollybush Lansbury Park Llanbradach Llanvabon Llanfach Llechryd Llwyn Gwyn Machen Maesycwmmer Manmoel Markham Mornington Meadows Mynyddislwyn Nelson New Tredegar Oakdale Ochrwyth Pantside Pantyresk Penallta Pengam Penllwyn Penmaen Penpedairheol Pentwyn (near Fochriw) Pentwyn (near Penyrheol) Pentwyn (near Trinant) Pentwynmawr Penybryn Penyfan Penyrheol Phillipstown Pontllanfraith Pontlottyn Pontymister Pontywaun Princetown Pwllypant Rhymney Bridge Rudry Ruperra Springfield Tirphil Tir-y-berth Trecenydd Tredomen Treowen Trethomas Trinant Troedrhiwfwch Ty Sign Van Waterloo Watford Wattsville West End Wernddu Woodfieldside Wyllie Ynysddu

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