Penyrheol is a residential area (and electoral ward) of the town of Caerphilly, Wales. It is part of the community of Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn in the County Borough of Caerphilly. It is often spelt as Pen-yr-heol by the local community. At the 2011 census the population of the community was 12,537.[1]

The now closed Bowls Inn just outside of Penyrheol

Penyrheol has one school, named Cwm-Ifor.

Electoral ward edit

Penyrheol was an electoral ward to Mid Glamorgan County Council from 1989 to 1996,[2] subsequently becoming a ward for Caerphilly County Borough Council.

References edit

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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