| Hengoed | |
| Welsh: Hengoed | |
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Hengoed
Hengoed shown within Caerphilly |
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| Population | 5,044 |
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| OS grid reference | ST154950 |
| Community | Gelligaer |
| Principal area | Caerphilly |
| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HENGOED |
| Postcode district | CF82 |
| 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 | |
Hengoed (pronounced /ˈhɛn.ɡɔɪd/)) is a village 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. The village is in the county borough of Caerphilly, in the traditional county of Glamorgan, Wales. The name literally means 'old wood' in the Welsh language.[1] The electoral ward of Hengoed includes the villages of Hengoed and Cefn Hengoed and a part of Tir-y-Berth in the north west. The ward population was recorded at 5,044 in the 2001 census but is likely to have grown as there have been several new-build housing developments in the ward between 2001 and 2008.
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The ward of Hengoed falls within the parliamentary constituency of Caerphilly. The current Member of Parliament for Caerphilly is Wayne David who represents the Labour Party.
The Welsh Assembly member for Caerphilly is Jeff Cuthbert AM of the Wales Labour Party.
The Hengoed ward has two seats on Caerphilly Council. Both are currently held by Plaid Cymru. The Councillors are Dennis Bolter and Judith Pritchard. Cllr Pritchard is a member of the Cabinet holding the portfolio for Social Services.
Hengoed and Cefn Hengoed occupy a low plateau of Pennant Sandstone typical of much of the South Wales coalfield, between the Nant Cylla (eng. Cylla Brook) to the east and the River Rhymney to the west rising to a high point of 213 metres [2] between the two villages.
The latest census data relates to the 2001 census. These figures are for the Hengoed ward including Cefn Hengoed [3]
Total population: 5,044
Males: 2,495 Females: 2,549
Aged 0–25 1,968 (39%) Aged 50+ 1,331 (26.4%)
31% of people aged 16–74 are permanently sick or disabled.
White: 99.3%
Ethnic Minority: 0.7%
10.4% are Welsh speakers - this was a 126% increase on the 1991 census.
Hengoed has a primary school, community centre, a newsagent, a post office and a public house - The Junction. There is also a linear park, along the old railway line which connected Penallta Colliery with Hengoed Viaduct and beyond.
Hengoed railway station is part of the Valley Lines network. Around 85 trains call at the station every weekday. From the station, trains run southbound to Cardiff Central. Services operate northbound to Rhymney. Passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
The village is served by bus route 3 operated by Veolia Transport Cymru with buses travelling south to Ystrad Mynach and north to Bargoed, Rhymney, and Merthyr Tydfil. This route travels along Hengoed Road to the west of the village.
The A469 to the east of the village carries the Stagecoach service number 50, north to Bargoed and south to Caerphilly and Newport with a half hourly service in each direction during weekdays. The service stops just below the railway station on the main road.
| Penpedairheol | Tir-y-berth | Pontllanfraith |
| Cefn Hengoed | Hengoed | Maesycwmmer |
| Tredomen | Ystrad Mynach | |
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