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Caerphilly

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Caerphilly (kīrfĭl`ē, kär–), Welsh Caerffili, town (1981 pop. 42,376) and county borough, 108 sq mi (279 sq km), S Wales. Famous for its cheese-making industry, the town of Caerphilly is home to a 13th-century castle, which is the largest in Wales and the second largest in Great Britain after Windsor Castle. A number of light industries dominate the economy.
Caerphilly
1. a market town in SE Wales, in Caerphilly county borough: site of the largest castle in Wales (13th--14th centuries). Pop.: 31 060 (2001)
2. a county borough in SE Wales, created in 1996 from parts of Mid Glamorgan and Gwent. Pop.: 170 200 (2003 est.). Area: 275 sq. km (106 sq. miles)


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The Save Our Station plea has been issued in an attempt to ensure Caerphilly Police Station, which is open 24 hours serving more than 30,000 residents, remains open.
Campaign is launched to save police station; Council leader calls on ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Caerphilly magistrates' court heard during the sentencing on Monday that their Ystrad Mynach supermarket sold 9.
pounds 18k fine for selling short fuel measures by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
THE Echo's postbag page has published lots of letters from residents in Caerphilly (of which I am one) about the dilapidated state of some areas of this town; and quite right too
Don't let our town go to ruin; VIEWPOINTS by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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