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Risca
Sign in to saveRisca () is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It has a population of 11,228.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- An entrance to Tredegar Grounds, Risca (geograph 2704880).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- A view of the Tredegar Park gates, Risca
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Rhisga
- UK place.official_name
- Risca
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Caerphilly
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Newport West and Islwyn
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Islwyn
- UK place.post_town
- NEWPORT
- UK place.postcode_district
- NP11
- UK place.postcode_area
- NP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01633
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST245905
- UK place.population
- 11,228
- UK place.language
- English
- UK place.language1
- Cymraeg (Welsh)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Industrial heritage
- Twentieth century
- Governance
- Notable landmarks and buildings
- Education and culture
- Sport and leisure
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Risca () is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It has a population of 11,228.
The town lies at the south-eastern edge of the South Wales Coalfield and has been shaped by mining, together with other heavy industries, for many centuries.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Risca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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