Darran Valley

Darran Valley
Welsh: Cwm Darran

Parc Cwm Darran
Darran Valley
 Darran Valley shown within Caerphilly
Population 2,545 (2001)
OS grid referenceSO112032
CommunityDarran Valley
Principal areaCaerphilly
Ceremonial countyGwent
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BARGOED
Postcode district CF81
Dialling code 01443
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentCaerphilly
Welsh AssemblyCaerphilly
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Coordinates: 51°43′13″N 3°17′13″W / 51.7204°N 3.2869°W

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]

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