Bute Town

This article is about a village in Caerpilly. For the community in Cardiff, see Butetown.

Bute Town
Welsh: Drenewydd
Bute Town Bute Town shown within Caerphilly
Principal area	Caerphilly
Ceremonial county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TREDEGAR
Postcode district	NP22
Dialling code	01685
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Welsh Assembly	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
List of places UK Wales Caerphilly

Coordinates: 51°46′26″N 3°18′00″W / 51.774°N 3.3°W / 51.774; -3.3

Bute Town (Welsh: Drenewydd "New Town") is a village in the county borough of Caerphilly, near Rhymney, in Wales. It was built in the 1830s as a "model village" to house local workers,^[1] and named after the Marquis of Bute.^[2] Built with 48 houses^[3] arranged in three rows, the village housed between 195 and 430 people in the 19th century.^[4] Bute Town has been a Conservation Area since October 1972, and all of the buildings are on the statutory list of buildings of architectural or historic interest.^[5]

The Doctor Who episode The Crimson Horror filmed on location in Bute Town in mid-2012.^[6]

References

↑ "Bute Town: Home". www.butetownhistory.info. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "SO1009 : Butetown - Y Drenewydd, Rhymney". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Bute Town: The people who lived here". www.butetownhistory.info. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Bute Town: Design and Influence". www.butetownhistory.info. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Bute Town Conservation Area Design Guide" (PDF). www.caerphilly.gov.uk. August 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
↑ "Doctor Who Series 7: Diana Rigg Filming Pics". SFX. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

Caerphilly County Borough

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Principal settlements	Aberbargoed Abercarn Bargoed Bedwas Blackwood Caerphilly Crumlin Gelligaer Newbridge Rhymney Risca Ystrad Mynach

Communities	Abercarn Aber Valley Argoed Bargoed Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen Blackwood Caerphilly Cefn Fforest Crosskeys Crumlin Darran Valley Gelligaer Llanbradach Maesycwmmer Nelson Newbridge New Tredegar Pengam Penmaen Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn Pontllanfraith Rhymney Risca Rudry Senghenydd Van Ynysddu

Towns and villages	Abertridwr, Caerphilly Abertysswg Argoed Blaen-carno Bont Pren Britannia Brithdir Bryn Bryncenydd Bute Town Caledfryn Castle Park Cefn Fforest Cefn Hengoed Cefn Mably Chapel of Ease Churchill Park Croespenmaen Crosskeys Cwmbargoed Cwmcarn Cwmgelli Cwmfelinfach Cwmsyfiog Cwmnantygwynt Deri Draethen Eglwysilan Elliotstown Energleyn Fernlea Fleur de Lys Fochriw Gellihaf Gelligroes Gilfach Gilfach Estate Glan-y-nant Graig-y-Rhacca Hafodyrynys Hendredenny Hengoed Hollybush Lansbury Park Llanbradach Llanvabon Llanfach Llechryd Llwyn Gwyn Machen Maesycwmmer Manmoel Markham Mornington Meadows Mynyddislwyn Nelson New Tredegar Oakdale Ochrwyth Pantside Pantyresk Penallta Pengam Penllwyn Penmaen Penpedairheol Pentwyn (near Fochriw) Pentwyn (near Penyrheol) Pentwyn (near Trinant) Pentwynmawr Penybryn Penyfan Penyrheol Phillipstown Pontllanfraith Pontlottyn Pontymister Pontywaun Princetown Pwllypant Rhymney Bridge Rudry Ruperra Springfield Tirphil Tir-y-berth Trecenydd Tredomen Treowen Trethomas Trinant Troedrhiwfwch Ty Sign Van Waterloo Watford Wattsville West End Wernddu Woodfieldside Wyllie Ynysddu

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