Deri,_Caerphilly Knowpia

Deri
Deri
	Ysgwyddgwyn Presbyterian Church
	Deri Location within Caerphilly
OS grid reference	SO112032
Principal area	Caerphilly;
Preserved county	Gwent;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARGOED
Postcode district	CF81
Dialling code	01443
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney;
	List of places UK Wales Caerphilly 51°42′19″N 3°16′03″W / 51.7054°N 3.2676°W

Deri is a little town in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. 'Deri' is Welsh for oak trees. Deri along with Pentwyn and Fochriw make up the community of Darran Valley. The village grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of Fochriw, Pencarreg and Groesfaen.^[1] It was served by Darran and Deri railway station until its closure.

References edit

^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

Deri
Ysgwyddgwyn Presbyterian Church
Deri Location within Caerphilly
OS grid reference	SO112032
Principal area	Caerphilly
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARGOED
Postcode district	CF81
Dialling code	01443

Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
List of places UK Wales Caerphilly 51°42′19″N 3°16′03″W / 51.7054°N 3.2676°W / 51.7054; -3.2676