Blackwood (Coed-duon)
Ward in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.674, -3.199 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 17 97 |
Blackwood sits in the steep-sided Sirhowy Valley within Caerphilly county borough in south Wales. The ward takes in a compact town centre built on the legacy of the South Wales coalfield, so you still see Victorian terraces and industrial-era buildings clustered around a modest high street and community services.
Local life is shaped by that mining heritage and by recent regeneration: the venue now known as the Blackwood Miners' Institute hosts concerts and theatre, while many residents commute to Cardiff or nearby towns. The area combines a strong community identity with the practicalities of a small post-industrial Welsh town - local shops, social clubs and housing estates reflecting successive waves of change.
Postcode districts covering Blackwood
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Newport 11.8 miles19 km
- Tonypandy 11.8 miles19 km
- Barry 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Bridgend 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Cwmbran Central 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Cwmbrân 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Coity Higher 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Pontypool 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Ebbw Vale 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Ebbw Vale North 7.6 miles12.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Blackwood Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Cefn Fforest Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Penmaen Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Pengam Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Oakdale Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Aberbargoed Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Gilfach Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Argoed Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Pontllanfraith Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
Example postcodes in Blackwood
NP12 1WN, NP12 1DT, NP12 1HU, NP12 1QP, NP12 1SG, NP12 3HG, NP12 1FH, NP12 1JH, NP12 1NT … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Bristol Airport 28.8 miles46.4 km
- Pengam Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Gilfach Fargoed Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
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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 miles11.8 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 8 miles12.8 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 8.1 miles13 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Newport Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 13.2 miles21.3 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 13.4 miles21.5 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.4 miles21.6 km