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Pentwyn Deintyr

Coordinates: 51°38′48″N 3°19′35″W / 51.6466°N 3.3265°W / 51.6466; -3.3265
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Pentwyn Deintyr is a small Welsh community between Quakers Yard and Nelson, Caerphilly. The name Pentwyn Deintyr (top of the hill tenterhooks) is a link with the early woollen industry in the district. The name originates where 'tenterhooks' were used in the process of stretching the wool.

Notable residents

World flyweight boxing champion Jimmy Wilde was born in Pentwyn Deintyr.

51°38′48″N 3°19′35″W / 51.6466°N 3.3265°W / 51.6466; -3.3265

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