Blackwood, Caerphilly

Blackwood
From the top, Blackwood Centre, Chartist Statue & Bridge, The Miners Institute
Blackwood is located in Caerphilly
Blackwood
Blackwood
Location within Caerphilly
Population8,496 (2011)[1]
LanguageEnglish
Cymraeg (Welsh)
OS grid referenceST175975
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLACKWOOD
Postcode districtNP12
Dialling code01495, 01443
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websiteblackwoodtowncouncil.org.uk
List of places
UK
Wales
Caerphilly
51°40′N 3°11′W / 51.67°N 3.19°W / 51.67; -3.19

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. It is the home town of influential rock band Manic Street Preachers.

  1. ^ "Ward/Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.