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Blackwood (Welsh: Coed Duon or Coed-duon ⓘ) is a town, community and an electoral ward on the Sirhowy River in the South Wales Valleys administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough. It is located within the historic county of Monmouthshire. The town houses a growing number of light industrial and high-tech firms.
There are 27 communities in Caerphilly County Borough, with Newbridge being the largest and Gelligaer the most populated. 18 of them have a community council, with four calling themselves town councils in Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly and Risca West.
Maes Manor is a country house near Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales.It dates mainly from the early 20th century and is notable for its gardens, designed by Thomas Mawson.Now a hotel, Maes Manor is a Grade II listed building and its gardens and grounds are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
See more images Llancaiach Fawr Gelligaer ST1136096620 51°39′41″N 3°16′59″W / 51.661370294848°N 3.2829191144656°W / 51.661370294848; -3.2829191144656 (Llancaiach Fawr) 25 October 1951 House Close to the W community boundary which follows Nant Caeach, a short distance NE of Nelson and reached by a short track from the main road. Fronts a re-created formal garden, the ...
Caerphilly County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council. Its main and largest town is Caerphilly. Other towns in the county borough are, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbridge, Blackwood, Bargoed, New Tredegar and Rhymney.
See more images Penllwyn, former manor house now Penllwyn Arms public house Pontllanfraith ST1740695592 51°39′11″N 3°11′43″W / 51.653052214569°N 3.1952868873579°W / 51.653052214569; -3.1952868873579 (Penllwyn, former manor house now Penllwyn Arms public house) 25 May 1962 Inn On the hillside W of the town centre, in an open space but surrounded by Penllwyn estate ...
Map of places in Caerphilly County Borough compiled from this list See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a list of towns and villages in the Caerphilly County Borough, Wales.
The name of the town is derived from that of the River Bargoed, which itself is based on the Welsh word bargod "border, boundary". [2] The change from Bargod to Bargoed is recorded from the sixteenth century onwards and was probably a hypercorrection under the influence of coed "trees, woods", perhaps reinforced by nearby place names such as Pen-y-coed, Argoed and Blackwood (Welsh: y Coed-duon ...