Caerphilly County Borough sits in an area which changed significantly during the Industrial Revolution, when the economy based on livestock husbandry gave way to the dominance of coal production. In the 20th century, another vast change occurred as the coal fields shut down, one by one, and communities found a new place in the globalised world. 

Are you researching the local history of the Caerphilly area or your ancestry there? Then you must take account of the local government and county arrangements of the past. Otherwise, the county references and locations of records are confusing.

Following major reorganisation of local government districts in Wales, Caerphilly county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 . It replaced the former County of Gwent and the County of Mid Glamorgan, even though these were created as recently as 1974 to replace the historic counties of Monmouthshire and Glamorgan.

Towns In Caerphilly County Borough

• Bargoed
• Bedwas
• Blackwood
• Caerphilly
• Newbridge
• New Tredegar
• Risca
• Rhymney
• Ystrad Mynach

More pages about Wales

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  Old Images of Monmouth, Wales
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  Old Images of Blaenau Gwent, Wales
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  Old Images of Monmouthshire, Wales
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  Old Images of Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  Old Images of Llanybydder, Wales

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