Deri is a village in

Caerphilly County Borough Caerphilly County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) 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 Bed ...

, Wales. 'Deri' is Welsh for oak trees. Deri along with Pentwyn and

Fochriw Fochriw () is a village located in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom. It was well known for its neighbouring collieries Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for i ...

make up the

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

Darran Valley Darran Valley ( cy, Cwm Darran) is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. The Darran Valley consists of the valley of the Bargod Rhymni and contains the villages of Deri, Pentwyn and Fochriw. These settlements grew around the I ...

. The village grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of

, Pencarreg and Groesfaen. It was served by Darran and Deri railway station until its closure.

References

{{authority control Villages in Caerphilly County Borough