Deri, Caerphilly
Deri is a village in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. 'Deri' is Welsh for oak trees. Deri along with Pentwyn and Fochriw make up the community of Darran Valley. The village grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of Fochriw, Pencarreg and Groesfaen.[1]
| Deri | |
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 Ysgwyddgwyn Presbyterian Church | |
  Deri Location within Caerphilly | |
| OS grid reference | SO112032 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARGOED |
| Postcode district | CF81 |
| Dialling code | 01443 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Sport
Although a small settlement Deri has a strong sporting past, producing Welsh champion boxers, Tom and Billy Thomas. The village is also home to rugby union club Deri RFC.
Notable People
The village was the birthplace of Teardrop Explodes singer Julian Cope in 1957
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gollark: How's that not subjective now you're going around *interpreting* it?
gollark: And I could procedurally generate a moral system in a bunch of different ways.
gollark: Ignoring the whole fundamental values differences issue, saying something is objective(ly) right because it's generated by evolutionary processes and not humans is… odd. I mean, the bible has tons of contradictory competitors.
gollark: And I don't think you can have objective morality at all, is-ought problem and such.
References
- Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
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