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  2. Rhymney Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Rhymney Valley produced a miner poet, Idris Davies of Rhymney, famous for his poems associated with the locality and the struggles of its people. The 1990s brought improved road connections to the valley—a dual carriageway running north from Caerphilly —increasing access to and from Cardiff and the M4 motorway , and increasing the ...

  3. District of Rhymney Valley - Wikipedia

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    Rhymney Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhymni) was one of six local government districts in Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. History. The district was formed in 1974 under the ...

  4. Rhymney - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, Ystrad Mynach College launched its sister campus in Rhymney to serve the top end of the Rhymney Valley under the name The College Rhymney. The College Rhymney underwent rapid growth after its opening, with over 700 students enrolling on various courses in the 2007–2008 academic year. The College Rhymney is now permanently closed.

  5. Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk - Wikipedia

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    The walk route starts at Rhymney and heads south down the Rhymney Valley where it becomes a circular loop and runs around the Caerphilly basin linking the three main upland ridges of Mynydd-y-Grug, Thornhill/ Y Ddraenen and Eglwysilan and passes through Caerphilly, Bedwas, Hengoed, Rudry and Machen, the highest point on the route is at Cefn y Brithdir at 446 metres.

  6. Bargoed - Wikipedia

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    Bargoed (Welsh: 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. It straddles the ancient boundary of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, with Bargoed lying in Glamorgan and Aberbargoed in Monmouthshire.

  7. Rhymney line - Wikipedia

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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, Bargoed and Rhymney. History [ edit ]

  8. Rhymney Railway - Wikipedia

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    System map of the Rhymney Railway (shown in red) in 1871. The head of the River Taff valley, at Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, was the scene of huge expansion of industrial iron founding from 1760 onwards. All the ingredients were close at hand: iron ore, coal, timber and limestone. One particular resource needed to be provided, and that ...

  9. New Tredegar - Wikipedia

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    New Tredegar (Welsh: Tredegar Newydd) is a former mining town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. New Tredegar is now home to 'The Winding House', a county museum which opened in 2008.