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Caerphilly
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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Caer·phil·ly
/ kärˈfilē/
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a kind of mild white cheese, originally made in Caerphilly in Wales.
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Caerphilly trio chart a course for big upset.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 1/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...Howells when the Sardis Road side visit Caerphilly for a crucial Welsh-Scottish League...the Welsh-Scottish table with just Caerphilly below them prompting Howells to declare...ace Ring promises no favours from a Caerphilly team, themselves hell bent on pocketing...
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 "Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Caerphilly eclipsed while Sonny shines; CAERPHILLY. . .16 PONTYPRIDD .36.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales); 1/20/2002; 700+ words
; ...WILLIAMS reports from Virginia Park CAERPHILLY'S director of rugby Gordon Pritchard...minutes before Watkins was carried off. A Caerphilly insider said last night: "Care had...right areas. We tried our utmost." Caerphilly coach Mark Ring admitted: "We did...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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THE BIG CHEESE; So how much Caerphilly cheese is actually made in Caerphilly?(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 7/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...throughout the world and there is even a cheese festival later this month, to mark Caerphilly's famous export. But how much Caerphilly cheese is actually made in Caerphilly? Most of the cheeses claiming to be Caerphilly and sold in the town are actually...
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 "Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)")
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Caerphilly does it ; Mark Taylor talks to one of the country's top cheese makers, who's perfected his own recipe for Caerphilly and has just opened his one and only shop in Bristol
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 1/19/2008; 700+ words
; ...cheese makers, who's perfected his own recipe for Caerphilly and has just opened his one and only shop in Bristol...Duckett that led to Todd's interest in making Caerphilly. Caerphilly is Wales' most famous cheese and its origins can...
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Rugby Union: GRATE DAY IN SHIELD FOR THE BIG CHEESE; Caerphilly ............. 26 Petrarca Padova.... 33: Caerphilly book final ticket despite loss.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 4/28/2003; 700+ words
; ...Park gareth.griffiths@wme.co.uk CAERPHILLY booked a place in the final of the Parker...muted celebrations after the game as Caerphilly's players and coach Mark Ring came...The performance typified the problems Caerphilly have faced this season combining bouts...
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Rugby Union: Caerphilly in need of a good kicking; CAERPHILLY. . . 23 NEATH..........41.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 11/4/2002; 700+ words
; ...Anthony Woolford at Virginia Park CAERPHILLY were in the mood to kick a few black...through the uprights. The only thing Caerphilly were successfully kicking at a rain...cricket and kicks win games in rugby and Caerphilly missed more this week against Newport...
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Caerphilly stage their own protest; Llanelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Caerphilly . . . . . . . . . . . .18.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 3/16/2002; 700+ words
; ...By George Williams at Stradey Park CAERPHILLY planned to walk out of Stradey straight...against the Gang of Six and the WRU. Caerphilly chairman Tony Mayes said before the...before going home." Gordon Pritchard, Caerphilly's director of rugby, said: "We...
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SCARLETS SNUBBED AS CAERPHILLY STORM OUT; LLANELLI . . . . .62 CAERPHILLY . . . . . . .18.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales); 3/17/2002; 700+ words
; ...reports on the action from Stradey Park CAERPHILLY saw Scarlet as they stormed out of Stradey...Llanelli restaurant - on the way home. Caerphilly rugby director Gordon Pritchard said...should we accept their hospitality?" Caerphilly chairman Tony Mayes, standing with...
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Rugby Union: Blackadder backing for sorry Caerphilly; CAERPHILLY 32 EDINBURGH 66.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 9/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...fourth successive Celtic League defeat Caerphilly's right to be involved in the competition...And the Edinburgh captain has no doubt Caerphilly are worthy of competing in this tournament...40 minutes cannot be overlooked and Caerphilly were simply blown away. The writing...
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CHEESY FUN AT CAERPHILLY; WEEKEND OF FUN: There will be plenty to see and do at this year's Big Cheese weekend - part of the Caerphilly Festival. PIctured are people enjoying previous festival events in the town.(News)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 7/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...one of Europe's largest castles, Caerphilly comes to life as people of all ages...kicks off on Friday, July 26, with the Caerphilly Cheese race run around the castle...the history, heritage and culture of Caerphilly, is the finale to Caerphilly International...
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Caerphilly
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Caerphilly. A town in south Mid-Glamorganshire...it is the home of the Green Lady of Caerphilly, a wraith who takes the form of ivy...castles. In more recent years the name Caerphilly has become better known for a distinctive...
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Caerphilly castle
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Caerphilly castle, in mid-Glamorgan, a baronial castle begun in 1271 by Gilbert...had played an important part in the successful defence of the castle. Caerphilly's scale was possible because Gilbert de Clare was very wealthy. Also...
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caerphilly
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
caerphilly Welsh; hard cheese with sour flavour and crumbly texture.
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cheese
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
...from England and Wales alone (nine major regional cheeses: Caerphilly, Derby, Double Gloucester , Cheddar , Lancashire, Red Leicester...Cheddar ) with semi‐hard cheeses around 40% water (Caerphilly, Gouda , Edam , Stilton). They retain much of the calcium...
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Wales
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, the Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport, and Monmouthshire. In the 1990s about 25% of the population spoke Welsh, although...
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