Darran Valley ( cy, Cwm Darran) is a

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in the County Borough of Caerphilly,

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. The Darran Valley consists of the valley of the Bargod Rhymni and contains the villages of

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, Pentwyn and

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. These settlements grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of

, Pencarreg and Groesfaen. As of 2001, the community had a recorded population of 2,545., increasing to 2,607 in 2011.

History

The Groesfaen Colliery, which at was the deepest in the Darran Valley, opened around 1902. It was nationalised in 1947 and closed in 1968.Groes Faen Colliery
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