Cefn Fforest
| Cefn Fforest | |
|---|---|
  Cefn Fforest Location within Caerphilly | |
| Population | 3,894 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST165975 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLACKWOOD |
| Postcode district | NP12 |
| Dialling code | 01443, 01495 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Cefn Fforest is a community and an electoral ward in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. A wholly urbanized community, it forms the western fringes of the town of Blackwood. By area, it is the smallest of all of the communities of Wales.[2]
Cefn Fforest was built in 1915 to house local workers and was originally known as Pengam Garden Village.[3]
Education
There is a local primary school located centrally within the community called Cefn Fforest Primary School[4] The school was built as part of the Garden Village development and was formally opened on 18th October 1915[5]. At the time of opening, the school was known as Cefn Fforest Council School and was built to provide for 600 children, including 250 infants.[5] Students who attend Cefn Fforest Primary School range in ages from 5 years old to 12 years old, and in 2022 the number of students was 289.[6]
Cefn Fforest's nearest secondary school is Blackwood Comprehensive[7] Students who attend Blackwood Comprehensive School range in ages from 12 years old to 16 years old.
Notable People
- Dave (Dai) Fleet, Founder and owner of Abracadabra tattoo studio
- Dream Alliance, thoroughbred racehorse
- Nathan Cleverly, Welsh former professional boxer
References
- ^ "Ward/Community Population 2011". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Home | Cefn Fforest Primary School". www.cefnfforestprimary.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Cefn Fforest Primary School". Estyn. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Blackwood Comprehensive School". Archived from the original on 20 June 2008.
