Maesycwmmer


Maesycwmmer is a village and community in the centre of Caerphilly County Borough in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

Location

Maesycwmmer is located north of Caerphilly, on the east bank of the Rhymney River, opposite Hengoed, which is within the historic boundaries of Glamorgan. It is a community in Caerphilly County Borough.

History & amenities

Maesycwmmer is still overshadowed by the vast Maesycwmmer Viaduct, which dates from 1853 and which carried the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway over the Rhymney valley. In 2000 the viaduct was re-opened for public pedestrian access.
Today the village features the "Wheel o Drams" sculpture by Andy Hazell, an unusual piece of modern art formed from a circle of coalmining dram trucks to commemorate the industrial heritage of this locality within the history of the South Wales Valleys. The village shared three railway stations with neighbouring Hengoed over the years.
There are two pubs in Maesycwmmer: The Maesycwmmer Inn and The Angel.
Maesycwmmer was a creation of the Industrial Revolution in the South Wales Coalfield. The houses built along the main road were purpose built for the workers that built the Maesycwmmer to Hengoed Viaduct. There is also a disused quarry in a field behind the houses of St Annes Gardens.
Maesycwmmer has both a junior and a senior football team. The senior team, , was founded in 2010 and plays in the North Gwent Football League. Matches are played at The Bryn, just outside Maesycwmmer. The Angel pub, which the team used for its post match entertainment, is the main club sponsor.

Filming location

Maesycwmmer is actor-director Craig Roberts's hometown. Roberts finished filming locally in August 2014 for the movie , which is inspired by his early life in Maesycwmmer and was released in 2015.
The first series of the S4C drama 35 Diwrnod was filmed in Maesycwmmer.

Notable people

As well as Craig Roberts, Maisycwmmer was the birthplace of educationalist Mary Bridges-Adams in 1854.