Penpedairheol is a village situated in the Rhymney Valleys, South Wales. It is between Pengam

Pengam

Pengam is a former coal community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, in Wales. As of 2001, it has a population of 3,842.-Location and population:...

, Gelligaer

Gelligaer

Gelligaer is a town and parish in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. The parish also includes the villages of Cefn Hengoed and Hengoed to the south.- History :...

, Bargoed

Bargoed

Bargoed is a town in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, one of the South Wales Valleys. It lies on the Rhymney River in the county borough of Caerphilly and straddles ancient boundary of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. 'Greater Bargoed', as defined by the local authority Caerphilly County Borough Council,...

 and Hengoed

Hengoed

Hengoed ) is a village on the west side of the Rhymney Valley - between Ystrad Mynach to the South and Cefn Hengoed to the North. Across the valley it looks towards Maesycwmmer...

. Its English translation means: on top of four roads. Penpedairheol is frequently known as Cascade. Penpedairheol is split up into Dyffryn Park, Old Cascade, Forest Park, Bryn Siriol, Westbury and Glyn-Gaer which is the location of Glyn-Gaer Primary School and the New Roman Gate housing estate.

Facilities

Commercial
Penpedairheol has one off licence, 'Penpedairheol Central Store', a Post Office

Post office

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, two pubs; 'The Plough and Harrow' and 'The Beechgrove', one fish shop; 'Ying Wah Fish Bar'. The village also has a butcher's shop, a hairdresser and a car repair centre, all of which are situated at Penpedairheol Square.
Community and sporting
Penpedairheol has a community centre which is used for a number of events such as Jazz Band and is rented out for private events. There are two football fields; one situated at Dyffryn park, the other located in Old Cascade.

Carnival

There is an annual Cascade Carnival which is held on the 2nd Saturday in July. This turns out a great crowd and parades floats throughout the streets ending up at Dyffryn Playing Fields where there is a travelling fair, many stalls and a stage with many events including a live band.

Transport

Penpedairheol has public transportation links to the surrounding villages that include; Bargoed, Ystrad Mynach

Ystrad Mynach

Ystrad Mynach is a town in the County Borough of Caerphilly, previously within the ancient traditional county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is 5 miles north of Caerphilly town. It has a population of around 13,500 and stands in the Rhymney Valley . Before the Industrial Revolution and the coming of coal...

 and Caerphilly

Caerphilly

Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...

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The nearest train station is a ten minute walk away in Pengam

Pengam railway station

Pengam railway station is situated in Pengam on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network in South Wales. The train service is 4 trains per hour south to Cardiff Central and onwards to Penarth. Northwards there are 3 trains an hour terminating at Bargoed with one train per hour continuing to...

, Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

being a forty minute train journey from Pengam.

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