Caerphilly - Definition and Overview

Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley. It is the site of Caerphilly Castle, built in the 13th and 14th centuries, and is the main town in the county borough of Caerphilly.

Trivia

• Caerphilly is the birth place of Tommy Cooper.[1] (http://justlikethat.homestead.com/Index.html)
• Caerphilly features in the Sex Pistols documentary The Great Rock And Roll Swindle. Protests and a prayer meeting were held outside the concert venue, The Castle Cinema, on the evening of December 14th 1976.
• Caerphilly cheese originated in this area.
• Caerphilly hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1950.