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Risca (Welsh: Rhisga) is a town on the Ebbw River in Monmouthshire, just downstream from where the Ebbw River is joined by the Sirhowy River. The town lies at the south-eastern edge of the South Wales Coalfield and the town has been shaped by mining, together with other heavy industries, for many centuries. Risca has a rural aspect and is surrounded by several extensively wooded hills including Mynydd Machen (1,188ft) and Twmbarlwm (1,375ft). The town is within the council area of Caerphilly.
Primary Name(s): Risca (Anglicised) Rhisga (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.613566,-3.1040499
Grid Reference: ST 2365 9110
Community (Civil Parish): Risca West C
Council Area: Caerphilly CA
Police Area: Gwent PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN37782
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Risca,_Monmouthshire_37782
Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Risca
Primary Name(s): Risca (Anglicised) Rhisga (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.613566,-3.1040499
Grid Reference: ST 2365 9110
Community (Civil Parish): Risca West C
Council Area: Caerphilly CA
Police Area: Gwent PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN37782
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Risca,_Monmouthshire_37782 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Risca