Castle Park

Castle Park is a neighborhood in Van, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Castle Park is situated nearby to the suburb Lansbury Park, as well as near the quarter Porset Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caerphilly Castle and Caerphilly Workmen’s Hall and Institute.

Caerphilly Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.

Caerphilly Castle is a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century as part of his campaign to maintain control of Glamorgan, and saw extensive fighting between Gilbert, his descendants, and the native Welsh rulers.

Caerphilly Workmen’s Hall and Institute

Historic building

Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Caerphilly Workmen’s Hall and Institute is a historic building.

Caerphilly Library

Library

Photo: National Assembly for Wales, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lansbury Park and Caerphilly.

Lansbury Park

Suburb

Lansbury Park is a residential suburb of the town of Caerphilly in Wales. The estate was built as council housing in the 1960s on former farmland. The first two housing courts were officially opened by Ness Edwards, the local MP, in 1965.

Caerphilly

Photo: Marco Usan, CC BY 3.0.

Caerphilly is a town and community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain.

Trecenydd

Suburb

Trecenydd is a residential area consisting mostly of council housing in Caerphilly, Wales. It is near the centre of Caerphilly and the estate is relatively small compared to other areas of Caerphilly.

Castle Park

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Van, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.57616° or 51° 34′ 34″ north

Longitude

-3.21191° or 3° 12′ 43″ west

Elevation

262 feet (80 metres)

Open location code

9C3RHQGQ+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4099450141

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

13269259

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Castle Park” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Parc y Castell”

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