Blackwood
Parish in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.674, -3.199 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 17 97 |
| Population: | 15,476 |
Blackwood sits on a ridge in the Sirhowy Valley within the South Wales Valleys, part of the county borough of Caerphilly. The town grew rapidly in the 19th century with coal and iron working and still shows that heritage in a compact high street of Victorian and Edwardian buildings overlooking the former mining landscape.
Today Blackwood combines local shops and light industry with a commuter flow to Cardiff and Newport, while cultural life is anchored by the restored Blackwood Miners' Institute and an active community and sporting scene, typified by local rugby and volunteer groups that have driven recent regeneration and maintained a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Blackwood
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 11.9 miles
- Newport 11.8 miles
- Tonypandy 11.8 miles
- Barry 18.6 miles
- Bridgend 19.4 miles
- Cwmbran Central 7.5 miles
- Cwmbrân 7.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 9.3 miles
- Coity Higher 18.5 miles
- Pontypool 7.2 miles
- Ebbw Vale 7.3 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 7.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blackwood Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Cefn Fforest Parish 0.7 miles
- Penmaen Parish 0.9 miles
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam Ward 0.9 miles
- Pengam Parish 1 mile
- Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Oakdale Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Aberbargoed Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Gilfach Ward 1.4 miles
- Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Argoed Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Pontllanfraith Built-up area 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Blackwood
NP12 1EW, NP12 1DU, NP12 1EP, NP12 1FW, NP12 1QJ, NP12 1LX, NP12 1PR, NP12 1BJ, NP12 9AN … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 20.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 28.8 miles
- Pengam Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Gilfach Fargoed Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels in Blackwood Ad
Schools in Blackwood
- Blackwood Comprehensive School Secondary
- Blackwood Primary Primary
- Libanus Primary Primary
- Somersault School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Pontypool Park Stadium 7.3 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 8 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 8.1 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 8.1 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 8.3 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 10.8 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 12.3 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.9 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 13.2 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 13.4 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.4 miles