Rhymney

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Rhymney

Total population

5,151

Coordinates51.76°, -3.29°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rhymney is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. With the villages of Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Abertysswg, Deri and New Tredegar, Rhymney is designated as the 'Upper Rhymney Valley' by the local Unitary Authority, Caerphilly County Borough Council. As a community, Rhymney includes the town of Rhymney, Pontlottyn, Abertysswg, Butetown and Twyncarno.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

M

Mark Pembridge

Welsh footballer (born 1970)

John Hughes

Welsh businessman, founder of Donetsk

Johnny Owen

Welsh boxer (1956–1980)

D

Dai Havard

British politician (born 1950)

P

Philip Madoc

Welsh actor (1934–2012)

G

Gavin Williams

Welsh footballer (born 1980)

Kim Howells

British politician (born 1946)

L

Leighton Durham Reynolds

British classical scholar (1930–1999)

H

Howard King

Welsh football referee

C

Chris Type

British skeleton racer

L

Leo Callaghan

Welsh football referee

Derek Vaughan

British politician (born 1961)

S

Steve Speirs

British actor

Richard Bell

politician (1859-1930)

Darcy Blake

Welsh association football player (born 1988)

T

Timothy Evans

British man wrongly convicted of murder (1924-1950)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rhymney

[Report 1893]

Rhymney (Wales). Urban District Council · 1893

[Report 1894]

Rhymney (Wales). Urban District Council · 1894

[Report 1972]

Rhymney (Wales). Urban District Council · 1972

[Report 1956]

Rhymney (Wales). Urban District Council · 1956

[Report 1970]

Rhymney (Wales). Urban District Council · 1970

[Report 1946]

Rhymney (Wales). Urban District Council · 1946

[Report 1958]

Rhymney (Wales). Urban District Council · 1958

Rhymney memories

Jones, Thomas · 1938

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

marsh horsetail

Equisetum palustre

Seen 2026-09-17

pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Seen 2026-09-17

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Seen 2026-09-16

Garden Carpet

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Seen 2026-09-15

Four-spot Orbweaver

Araneus quadratus

Seen 2026-09-15

White-legged Snake Millipede

Tachypodoiulus niger

Seen 2026-09-15

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-09-15

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-09-12

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers