List of communities in Caerphilly County Borough explained

Caerphilly County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is one of the 22 principal areas of Wales.

Communities are the lowest tier of local government in Wales. Unlike English counties, which often contain unparished areas, all Welsh principal areas are entirely divided into communities.

There are 27 communities in Caerphilly County Borough, with Newbridge being the largest and Gelligaer the most populated. 18 of them have a community council, with four calling themselves town councils in Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly and Risca West.

List of communities in Caerphilly County Borough

scope=col colspan=2	Community	scope=col rowspan=2	Population (2011)	scope=col rowspan=2	Area (km2, 2011)	scope=col rowspan=2	Pre-1974 district	scope=col rowspan=2 class=unsortable	Remarks	scope=col rowspan=2 class=unsortable	Refs	scope=col rowspan=2 class=unsortable	Location map
scope=col	English	scope=col	Welsh
	Aber-carn	5,352	16.5	Abercarn Urban District	Community without council. Includes Cwmcarn.	[1]
	Cwm Aber	6,799	13.32	Caerphilly Urban District	Includes Abertridwr, Eglwysilan and Senghenydd.	[2]
	Argoed	2,769	15.67	Bedwellty Urban District	Includes Hollybush and Markham.	[3]
	Bargoed	11,900	7.14	Bedwellty and Gelligaer Urban Districts	Town. Includes Aberbargoed and Gilfach.	[4]
	Bedwas, Tretomos a Machen	10,758	18.33	Bedwas and Machen Urban District	Includes Bedwas, Graig-y-Rhacca, Machen and Trethomas.	[5]
	Coed-duon	8,496	4.23	Bedwellty Urban District	Town.	[6]
	Caerffili	15,214	9.68	Caerphilly Urban District	Town.	[7]
	Cefn Fforest	3,894	0.69	Bedwellty Urban District	Community without council.	[8]
	Pont-y-cymer	3,265	5.73	Risca Urban District	Community without council.	[9]
	Crymlyn	5,947	12.97	Abercarn Urban District	Community without council. Includes Croespenmaen, Hafodyrynys and Trinant.	[10]
	Cwm Darran	2,607	19.67	Gelligaer Urban District	Includes Deri and Fochriw.	[11]
	Draethen, Waterloo a Rhydri	1,053	23.45		Called Rudry until 2010. Includes Cefn Mably, Draethen, Rudry and Waterloo.	[12]
	Gelli-gaer	18,408	20.39	Gelligaer Urban District	Includes Cefn Hengoed, Hengoed, Penpedairheol, Penybryn and Ystrad Mynach.	[13]
	Llanbradach a Phwll-y-pant	4,383	5.93	Caerphilly Urban District	Includes Llanbradach and Pwllypant.	[14]
	Maesycwmer	2,242	7.52	Bedwas and Machen Urban District		[15]
	Ffos Y Gerddinen	4,647	10.99	Caerphilly Urban District	Includes Llanvabon.	[16]
	Trecelyn	6,509	10,37	Abercarn Urban District	Community without council.	[17]
	Tredegar Newydd	4,966	9.64	Bedwellty Urban District	Includes Brithdir and Tir-Phil.	[18]
	Pengam	3,848	2.31	Bedwellty Urban District	Community without council.	[19]
	Penmaen	5,251	4,79	Mynyddislwyn Urban District	Community without council. Includes Oakdale.	[20]
	Penyrheol, Trecenydd ac Enau'r Glyn	12,537	5.61	Caerphilly Urban District	Includes Energlyn, Penyrheol and Trecenydd.	[21]
	Pontllanfraith	8,552	5.75	Mynyddislwyn Urban District	Community without council.	[22]
	Rhymni	8,845	21.58	Rhymney Urban District	Includes Abertysswg, Bute Town and Pontlottyn.	[23]
	Dwyrain Rhisga	6,464	2.75	Risca Urban District	Created in 2010. Includes part of Risca.	[24] [25]
	Gorllewin Rhisga	5,229	5.14	Risca Urban District	Town. Created in 2010. Includes Pontymister and part of Risca.	[26]
	Y Fan	4,923	3.12	Cardiff Rural District	Includes Castle Park, Lansbury Park and Mornington Meadows.	[27]
	Ynys-ddu	3,948	14.18	Mynyddislwyn Urban District	Community without council. Includes Cwmfelinfach, Wattsville and Wyllie.	[28]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abercarn Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
2. Web site: Aber Valley Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
3. Web site: Argoed Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
4. Web site: Bargoed Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
5. Web site: Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
6. Web site: Blackwood Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
7. Web site: Caerphilly Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
8. Web site: Cefn Fforest Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
9. Web site: Crosskeys Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
10. Web site: Crumlin Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
11. Web site: Darran Valley Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
12. Web site: Rudry Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
13. Web site: Gelligaer Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
14. Web site: Llanbradach and Pwllypant Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
15. Web site: Maesycwmmer Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
16. Web site: Nelson Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
17. Web site: Newbridge Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
18. Web site: New Tredegar Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
19. Web site: Pengam Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
20. Web site: Penmaen Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
21. Web site: Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
22. Web site: Pontllanfraith Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
23. Web site: Rhymney Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
24. Web site: The County Borough of Caerphilly (Communities) Order 2010. Legislation.gov.uk. 14 June 2024.
25. Web site: Risca East Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
26. Web site: Risca West Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
27. Web site: Van Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.
28. Web site: Ynysddu Parish . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 14 June 2024.