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The Rhymney Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhymni) is one of the South Wales valleys, with the Rhymney River forming the border between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. Between 1974 and 1996 a Rhymney Valley local government district also existed (one of six of Mid Glamorgan).[1] The valley encompasses the villages of Abertysswg, Fochriw, Hengoed, Pontlottyn, Tir-Phil, New Tredegar, Nelson, Rhymney, and Llanbradach, and the towns of Bargoed, Caerphilly, Ystrad Mynach and Aberbargoed.

  1. ^ Davies (2008), p. 755

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Tredegar, Rhymney is designated as the 'Upper Rhymney Valley' by the local Unitary Authority, Caerphilly County Borough Council. As a community, Rhymney includes...

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District of Rhymney Valley

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Caerphilly

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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...

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Rhymney line

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The Rhymney line is a commuter rail line running from Cardiff Central through the Rhymney valley via Heath and Llanishen in the north of the city, to Caerphilly...

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Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk

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The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk is a waymarked long distance footpath in the UK forming a circular walk in the Rhymney Valley area of South Wales. The...

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Caerphilly County Borough

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northern part of the borough is formed by the broad expanse of the Rhymney Valley. The Rhymney River rises in the hills in the north and flows southwards for...

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Mid Glamorgan

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Machen, Rhymney and part of Bedwellty, from Monmouthshire. It was divided into six districts: Cynon Valley Ogwr Merthyr Tydfil Rhondda Rhymney Valley Taff-Ely...

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Ystrad Mynach

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and stands in the Rhymney Valley. Before the Industrial Revolution and the coming of coal mining in the South Wales Coalfield the valley was rural and farmed...

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Rhymney River

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The Rhymney River (Welsh: Afon Rhymni) is a river in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn Estuary. The river formed...

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Rhymney Railway

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minerals and materials to and from collieries and ironworks in the Rhymney Valley of South Wales, and to docks in Cardiff. It opened a main line in 1858...

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South Wales Valleys

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Aber Valley Ely Valley Taff Valley Taff Bargoed Valley Rhymney Valley (forms the historic boundary between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire) Sirhowy Valley Ebbw...

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Bargoed

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Bargod) is a town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, one of the South Wales Valleys. It lies on the Rhymney River in the county borough of Caerphilly...

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Welsh football league system

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clubs Rhondda & District League Premier Division 8 clubs Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League Premier Division 10 clubs Vale of Glamorgan League Premier...

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Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni

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Welsh-medium school situated in the village of Fleur-de-Lys in the Rhymney Valley. Cwm Rhymni was founded in 1981 with just over 150 pupils and has since...

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Bedwellty

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Wales. The village stands on a ridge of high ground between the Rhymney and Sirhowy valleys. The village comprises St Sannan's parish church, public house...

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Cardiff

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include Howardian Local Nature Reserve, 32 acres (13 ha) of the lower Rhymney valley in Penylan noted for its orchids, and Forest Farm Country Park, over...

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Welsh Football League

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been in existence since 1891. This new competition would be named the Rhymney Valley League and the reason for its creation was due to the South Wales League...

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South Wales Police

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Glamorgan. In 1996, the force adopted its current name and lost the Rhymney Valley area to Gwent Police due to further local government reorganisation...

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Gelligaer

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is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. As well as the village of Gelligaer, the community also includes...

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Hengoed

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on the west side of the Rhymney Valley - between Ystrad Mynach to the south and Cefn Hengoed to the north. Across the valley it looks towards Maesycwmmer...

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Crumlin Viaduct

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goods from Pontypool and the Ebbw Valley to Hereford. However, access to the productive Rhymney Valley and Rhondda Valley coalfields was at best restricted...

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Llanbradach

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extension circumvented the south-west of Caerphilly, and crossed the Rhymney Valley by means of the very impressive Llanbradach or Pwll-y-pant viaduct....

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Penallta Colliery

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Colliery was a coal mine, located close to Hengoed in the Rhymney Valley in the South Wales Valleys. A coal mine which in 1935 held the European record for...

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History of local government in Wales

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Dwyfor, Meirionnydd, Anglesey Mid Glamorgan — Cynon Valley, Ogwr, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda, Rhymney Valley, Taff–Ely Powys — Brecknock, Montgomery, Radnor...

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