Deri is a village in
Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly County Borough () is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Its main and largest town is Caerphilly. Other towns in the county borough are, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbrid ...
, Wales. 'Deri' is Welsh for oak trees. Deri along with
Pentwyn and
Fochriw make up the
community
A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
of
Darran Valley
Darran Valley () is a community (Wales), community in the Caerphilly (county borough), County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. The Darran Valley consists of the valley of the Bargod Rhymni and contains the villages of Deri, Caerphilly, Deri, Pentwyn ...
.
The village grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of
Fochriw, Pencarreg and Groesfaen.
It was served by
Darran and Deri railway station until its closure.
Notable people
Deri is the birthplace of musician
Julian Cope
Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in addition to working on musical side proj ...
.
References
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Villages in Caerphilly County Borough