Rhymney
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| Rhymney Rhymni |
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| Population | 7,011 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Caerphilly |
| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TREDEGAR |
| Postcode district | NP22 |
| Dial code | 01685 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Caerphilly | |
Rhymney (Welsh: Rhymni; pronounced "Rum-nee") is a town located in the county borough of Caerphilly, traditional county of Monmouthshire, south Wales, United Kingdom. It was well known for its neighboring collieries, which employed nearly the entire local population in the early 20th century.
Rhymney is known to many outside of the British Isles thanks to a poem by Idris Davies called "Bells of Rhymney", about a coal mining disaster that happened there. Folk singer Pete Seeger used the poem as lyrics for a song of the same title, which was later notably recorded by The Byrds, as well as by Robyn Hitchcock, Weddings Parties Anything and other musicians.
The history of Rhymney is described eloquently in Rhymney Memories, a book by Dr Thomas Jones CH, who was born there and whose daughter, the Labour Party politician Eirene White was later granted the title Baroness White of Rhymney.
[edit] Famous sons and daughters of Rhymney
- Dr Thomas Jones CH
- Thomas Clifford Peters MBE
- Harry Green
- Idris Davies
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