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During the 12th-century Norman invasion of Wales, the formal parish was defined – an area of more than 30,000 acres (47 sq mi; 120 km 2), including Caerphilly. [1]The parish church of Saint Ilan was built on the ridge between the Taff Valley and Aber Valley, on what was thought to have been the site of an earlier chapel or monastic cell.
The first church, built at the top of Margaret Street in 1903, was a small wooden structure, which was later replaced by a tin tabernacle at the present location on St Mary's Street. This was in turn transferred to the function of church hall after the [3] present St Margaret's was completed beside it and consecrated on 29 November 1933. The ...
Pages in category "Church in Wales church buildings in Caerphilly County Borough" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Gelligaer (Welsh: Gelli-gaer; Welsh pronunciation: [ˌɡɛɬɪˈɡaːɨr]) is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. As well as the village of Gelligaer, the community also includes the small towns of Hengoed and Ystrad Mynach. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 18,408. [1]
Grade II listed churches in Caerphilly County Borough (3 P) This page was last edited on 17 February 2024, at 00:53 (UTC). Text ...
See more images Penllwyn, former manor house now Penllwyn Arms public house Pontllanfraith ST1740695592 51°39′11″N 3°11′43″W / 51.653052214569°N 3.1952868873579°W / 51.653052214569; -3.1952868873579 (Penllwyn, former manor house now Penllwyn Arms public house) 25 May 1962 Inn On the hillside W of the town centre, in an open space but surrounded by Penllwyn estate ...
Mynydd Eglwysilan is a 355-metre-high hill in the Caerphilly county borough in South Wales 3 km to the south of Nelson and a similar distance southwest of Ystrad Mynach.To its south is Senghenydd at the head of the Aber Valley.
The church can trace its origins back to a Religious Society in the 18th century, the existence of which predated the visits of John and Charles Wesley in 1740–1742. The Society at first was small and had no resident place of worship. They initially met in members' houses and also made use of barns in what was then a rural village.