Caerphilly
Parish in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.573, -3.224 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 15 86 |
| Population: | 31,060 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Caerphilly sits on the southern edge of the South Wales Valleys, a short commute north of Cardiff, and is dominated by the vast moated curtain walls of Caerphilly Castle, one of Britain’s largest medieval fortresses. The town is also famous as the birthplace of Caerphilly cheese and stages lively food and cultural events around the castle and the riverside by the River Rhymney.
Historically a coal and iron-working community, Caerphilly has shifted towards retail, light industry and commuter housing while preserving much Victorian and industrial heritage through regeneration schemes; local life centres on community festivals, sports clubs and parkland. There remains a visible Welsh identity and growing bilingualism alongside new housing and business parks that reflect the town’s transition from a mining past to a diverse, outward-looking suburban centre.
Postcode districts covering Caerphilly
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 5.2 miles
- Newport 11.1 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 19.7 miles
- Tonypandy 10.4 miles
- Barry 11.5 miles
- Bridgend 15.4 miles
- Cwmbran Central 9.8 miles
- Cwmbrân 9.8 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 13.9 miles
- Coity Higher 14.7 miles
- Pontypool 11.7 miles
- Ebbw Vale 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Caerphilly Built-up area 0.5 miles
- St. Martins Ward 0.5 miles
- Morgan Jones Ward 0.7 miles
- Van Parish 1.1 miles
- Penyrheol Ward 1.2 miles
- Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn Parish 1.2 miles
- Bedwas Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Bedwas and Trethomas Ward 2 miles
- Nantgarw Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Llanbradach and Pwllypant Parish 2.4 miles
- Llanbradach Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Thornhill Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Caerphilly
CF83 3FG, CF83 3FJ, CF83 3AQ, CF83 1LQ, CF83 1UG, CF83 1LY, CF83 1NZ, CF83 1JR, CF83 1GB … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 13.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 25.4 miles
- Caerphilly Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Aber Railway Station 0.3 miles
Hotels near Caerphilly Ad
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- Premier Inn Caerphilly Crossways 3 1.3 miles
- Premier Inn Caerphilly 3 1.4 miles
- New House Country Hotel 4 2 miles
- Holiday Inn Cardiff - North M4 3 3.1 miles
- The Lincoln House Private Hotel 3 6 miles
- The Gwaelod y Garth Inn 4 2.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 6.6 miles
- Wingfield Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- Village Hotel Cardiff 3 3.4 miles
Schools in Caerphilly
- Cwrt Rawlin Primary School Primary
- Plasyfelin Primary School Primary
- St Martin's School Secondary
- Twyn Primary Primary
- Y G G Y Castell Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili Primary
Local points of interest
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 2.5 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 5.7 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 6.1 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 6.3 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 6.6 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 6.7 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 6.9 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Cardiff University University 7.3 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 7.9 miles