Oakdale
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Location within Caerphilly | |
Population | 4,478 |
OS grid reference | ST193990 |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Blackwood |
Postcode district | NP12 |
Dialling code | 01495 |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Oakdale (Welsh: Rhiw Syr Dafydd (Welsh pronunciation: [r̥ɪu̯ sɨr davɨð]))[1] is a large village in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, 9½ miles north of Caerphilly itself, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Situated in the Sirhowy valley, it is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Blackwood, with which it forms a conurbation. At the 2001 census Oakdale had a population of 4,478.