Blackwood
Blackwood is a town, community and an electoral ward on the Sirhowy River in the South Wales Valleys administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gilfach Fargoed railway station and Pengam railway station.
Gilfach Fargoed railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilfach Fargoed railway station is a railway station serving the village of Gilfach, in Caerphilly county borough, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
Pengam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pengam railway station is situated in Pengam on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network in South Wales. It is also the nearest station to the town of Blackwood and is the second busiest station on the Rhymney Line, after Caerphilly.
Blackwood Miners Welfare Institute
Arts center
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Blackwood Miners Welfare Institute is an entertainment venue located at the north end of Blackwood High Street in Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales and run by Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gelligaer and Bargoed.
Gelligaer
Town
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gelligaer is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. As well as the village of Gelligaer, the community also includes the small towns of Hengoed and Ystrad Mynach. Gelligaer is situated 2½ miles west of Blackwood.
Bargoed
Town
Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bargoed is a town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, one of the South Wales Valleys. It lies on the Rhymney River in the county borough of Caerphilly.
Blackwood
- Type: Locality
- Location: Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6767° or 51° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.199° or 3° 11′ 56″ westElevation
692 feet (211 metres)Open location code
9C3RMRG2+MCGeoNames ID
7294257
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