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Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a town in South Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is traditionally within the county of Glamorgan, on the border with Monmouthshire, but is in the modern ceremonial county of Gwent, and administratively independent as the county borough of Caerphilly. The town gives its name to Caerphilly cheese, which originated in the area. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... This article is about the country. ... The Rhymney Valley is a valley in south Wales, formerly famous for its coal mining industry. ... Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: ) is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. ... Country of origin Wales Region, town Caerphilly Source of milk Cows Pasteurized unknown Texture hard crumbly Aging time unknown Certification unknown Caerphilly cheese is a hard cheese that originates in the area around the town of Caerphilly in Wales. ...

Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly is the site of Caerphilly Castle, built between 1268 and 1271, which is the largest castle in Wales, and second largest in Britain (after Windsor).^{[citation needed]} 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 hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1950^[1]. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 485 pixelsFull resolution (1468 × 890 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 485 pixelsFull resolution (1468 × 890 pixel, file size: 2. ... for a more detailed article on Caerphilly Castle see Caerphilly Caerphilly Castle is a Norman castle that dominates the centre of the town of Caerphilly in south Wales. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Windsor castle, a thousand-year-old fortress transformed into a royal palace. ... The Rhymney Railway (Rhymney) was virtually a single stretch of main line, some twenty-five miles in length, by which the Rhymney Valley was connected to the docks at Cardiff in the county of Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Caerphilly railway works in Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) in the county of Glamorgan was the only main railway works in Wales It was built for the Rhymney Railway in 1899 and taken over by the Great Western Railway at amalgamation in 1923. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... The Eisteddfod (literally sitting) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 14, 1976, when the Pistols were playing a concert there. At this point in time, Caerphilly was one of the few city councils that would allow the group to perform (Leeds and Manchester being the others). The town also features in the Harry Potter stories: Caerphilly has a quidditch team, the Caerphilly Catapults, and also hosted the Quidditch World Cup in 1997.^[2] The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... The Filth and the Fury is a reference to a headline featured on British tabloid paper the Sun after an interview on BBC Televisions Today with Bill Grundy; Siouxsie Sioux (of Banshees fame) was a 17 year old groupie who was on the show with the drunken Pistols when... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Quidditch Through the Ages In the fictional Harry Potter universe developed by J. K. Rowling and portrayed in the internationally bestselling series of novels and in the film series, Quidditch is an extremely rough but very popular semi-contact sport played by wizards and witches on flying broomsticks using four... In the fictional Harry Potter books, thirteen teams play in the British and Irish Quidditch League. ...

Caerphilly is the birthplace of Tommy Cooper,^[3]it was home to Derby County and Wales star Robert Earnshaw, following his family's move from Zambia. Dennis Spargo, creator of the film Machen: Then & Now, lived in Caerphilly for several years until 2006. Tommy Cooper in his comedy show (VHS) The Plank (DVD cover) Tommy Cooper (March 19, 1921 – April 15, 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician born in Caerphilly, Wales. ... Derby County F.C. is an English football club, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... This article is about the country. ... Robert Earnshaw (born April 6, 1981) is a Zambian-born Welsh international football player. ...

The town has a rugby union club, Caerphilly RFC, who play in the Asda League Division 1 EAST. A rugby union scrum. ... Caerphilly Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1887. ...

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Twin towns

• - Ludwigsburg (Germany) since 1960
• - Pisek (Czech Republic) since 1994
• - Lannion (France)

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References

1. ^ Past National Eisteddfod Locations.
2. ^ Rowling, J. K. (2001). Quidditch Through the Ages. London: Bloomsbury/New York City: Scholastic, et al. ISBN 0613329740.
3. ^ "Tommy Cooper".

External links

• Caerphilly County Borough Council
• Visit Caerphilly
• Caerphilly Net
• Caerphilly RFC
• Mornington Meadows community site
• YouTube: Ali G visits Caerphilly Castle.
• The Caerphilly Woodlands Trust
• Caerphilly Megaday

Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about:

Caerphilly

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