Rock
Rock is a locality in Argoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Rock is situated nearby to the locality Gwrhay, as well as near the hamlet Cwmcorrwg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oakdale Library and Blackwood Miners Welfare Institute.
Blackwood Miners Welfare Institute
Community 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.
Aberbargoed Grasslands
Nature reserve
Aberbargoed Grasslands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Rhymney Valley in Mid & South Glamorgan, South Wales. The area was designated a national nature reserve in 2012 largely due to its population of marsh fritillary butterflies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oakdale and Croespenmaen.
Oakdale
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakdale is a large village in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, 9½ miles north of Caerphilly itself, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Situated in the Sirhowy valley, it is 1.5 miles east of Blackwood, with which it forms a conurbation.
Croespenmaen
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croespenmaen is a locality near Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales. The nearby Croespenmaen Industrial Estate is the site of Unilever's Pot Noodle factory, which became the topic of a 2006 advertising campaign, showing fictitious Pot Noodle mines in Wales.
Blackwood
Town
Photo: cwpritchard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Rock
- Type: Locality
- Location: Argoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.68247° or 51° 40′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.187° or 3° 11′ 13″ westElevation
633 feet (193 metres)Open location code
9C3RMRJ7+X5GeoNames ID
13265839
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