Gelligaer

Gelligaer is a town and community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. The community also includes the villages of Cefn Hengoed and Hengoed to the south. The population of the Town as shown at the 2011 census was 18,408.^[1]

History

Gelligaer is known for its stone Roman fort, part of a network within Roman Wales, believed to have been built between 103 and 111 A.D. and excavated in the early 20th century.

The parish church of St. Catwg (Cadoc) is ancient but heavily restored (with adult baptismal font) in the Victorian era. There is also an ancient standing stone north of the village.

References

↑ "Town population 2011". Retrieved 8 November 2015.

External links

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Caerphilly County Borough

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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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Coordinates: 51°40′N 3°15′W / 51.667°N 3.250°W / 51.667; -3.250

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