Darran Valley

Darran Valley
Parc Cwm Darran
Darran Valley is located in Caerphilly
Darran Valley
Darran Valley
Location within Caerphilly
Population2,545 (2001)
OS grid referenceSO112032
Community
  • Darran Valley
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBARGOED
Postcode districtCF81
Dialling code01443
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Caerphilly

51°43′13″N 3°17′13″W / 51.7204°N 3.2869°W / 51.7204; -3.2869


Map of the community

Darran Valley (Welsh: Cwm Darran) is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. The Darran Valley consists of the valley of the Bargod Rhymni and contains the villages of Deri, Pentwyn and Fochriw. These settlements grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of Fochriw, Pencarreg and Groesfaen. As of 2001, the community had a recorded population of 2,545.,[1] increasing to 2,607 in 2011.[2]

  1. ^ "Office for National Statistics". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".