Llancaiach is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

just north of the village of

Nelson, Caerphilly Nelson is a village and community (Wales), community in the Caerphilly County Borough, County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. It sits five miles north of Caerphilly and ten miles north of Cardiff, at the lower end of the Taff Bargoed Valley, and l ...

, Wales. It is close to Llancaiach Fawr Manor, a Tudor

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

and

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Railway History

A station was opened by the

Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway was a railway company formed to connect the places in its name. When it sought parliamentary authorisation, it was denied the southern section, and obliged to use the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal C ...

on 11 January 1858, later replaced by a much modern station in 1912 by the

Rhymney Railway The Rhymney Railway (RR) was a railway company in South Wales, founded to transport minerals and materials to and from Colliery, collieries and ironworks in the Rhymney Valley of South Wales, and to docks in Cardiff. It opened a main line in 18 ...

. Nelson and Llancaiach railway station was opened on July 1, 1912, replacing the original Llancaiach station. It was situated on what is now the neighbourhood of Tawelfan, the station was closed June 15th 1964 and demolished.

References

Treharris District: Railways Nelson
Villages in Caerphilly County Borough {{Caerphilly-geo-stub