Hengoed
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| Hengoed shown within Caerphilly | |
| Population | 5,548 |
| OS grid reference | ST154950 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HENGOED |
| Postcode district | CF82 |
| Dialling code | 01443 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | |
| Welsh Assembly | |
Hengoed /ˈhɛn.ɡɔɪd/ 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. The village is in the county borough of Caerphilly, in the traditional county of Glamorgan, Wales. The name literally means 'old wood' in the Welsh language. The electoral ward of Hengoed includes the villages of Hengoed and Cefn Hengoed and a part of Tir-y-Berth in the north west. The ward population was recorded at 5,548 in the 2011 census, an increase of 10% over the previous 10 years (2001 = 5,046), due in part to several new-build housing developments in the ward between 2001 and 2011.
The ward of Hengoed falls within the parliamentary constituency of Caerphilly. The current Member of Parliament for Caerphilly is Wayne David who represents the Labour Party.
The Welsh Assembly member for Caerphilly is Jeff Cuthbert AM of the Wales Labour Party.
The Hengoed ward has two seats on Caerphilly Council. Both are currently held by Plaid Cymru. The Councillors are Dennis Bolter and Judith Pritchard.
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