Graig-y-Rhacca is a

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bordering

Trethomas Trethomas ( en, Thomastown) is a small village northeast of Caerphilly, southeast Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It neighbours Bedwas and Machen, and forms a council ward in co ...

Bedwas Bedwas is a town situated two miles north-east of Caerphilly, south Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Bedwas neighbours Trethomas, Graig-y-Rhacca and Machen, and forms a council ...

and

Machen Machen (from Welsh ' "place (of)" + ', a personal name) is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It neighbours Bedwas and Trethom ...

in the borough of Caerphilly, southeastern

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. The town is about 8 miles to the west of Newport and 4 miles to the east of Caerphilly. The town mainly consists of local authority tenancies and privately owned estates.

Population

The median age of the town was 40 as of the 2011

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. The biggest age group in the town was 49-59 year olds, with 20% of the population. 96.7% of the population were from the United Kingdom with only 1.2% from outside of the EU, compared to 3.3% in Wales.{{citation needed, date=October 2020 Populated places in Caerphilly County Borough