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		+	*[[Bedwas]] (Van hamlet)<sup>*</sup>
	*[[Eglwysilan]]		*[[Eglwysilan]]
	*[[Gelligaer]]		*[[Gelligaer]]
	*[[Llanfabon]]		*[[Llanfabon]]
		+	*[[Machen]] (Rhyd-y-Gwern hamlet)<sup>*</sup>
	*[[Merthyr Tydfil]]		*[[Merthyr Tydfil]]
		+	*[[Michaelstone-y-Fedw]] (Llanfedw hamlet)<sup>*</sup>
	*[[Rudry]]		*[[Rudry]]
−	*[[Whitchurch]]	+	*[[Whitchurch]] (part)<sup>†</sup>
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−	Plus those parts of the Monmouthshire parishes of [[Bedwas]], [[Machen]] and [[Michaelston-y-Fedw]] that lie in Glamorgan.	+	<sup>*</sup>: Remainder in Monmouthshire.<br />
		+	<sup>†</sup>: Extends into Kibbor.
	==References ==		==References ==

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The Caerphilly Hundred is one of the hundreds of Glamorgan, in the east of the county. The hundred is named after the town of Caerphilly, which it contains. It is bounded by Brecknockshire to the north; by Monmouthshire to the east; by Kibbor to the south; and by Miskin Hundred to the west. It is the third most-populous of Glamorgan's hundreds with a population of 187,815.

It contains the following ancient parishes:

^*: Remainder in Monmouthshire.
^†: Extends into Kibbor.

References

• William Rees, An Historical Atlas of Wales, Faber, 1959.
• M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, Cardiff, 1967.

Hundreds of Glamorgan
Caerphilly • Cowbridge • Dinas Powis • Kibbor • Llangyfelach • Miskin • Neath • Newcastle • Ogmore • Swansea

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