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Blackwood (Welsh: Coed-duon) is a town on the Sirhowy River in western Monmouthshire. Blackwood was founded in the early 19th century by local colliery owner John Hodder Moggridge: the first houses in Blackwood were built by Moggridge in an attempt to build a model village. Blackwood was a centre of Chartist organisation in the 1830s. The modern economy is based on light industrial and high-tech firms. The town is within the council area of Caerphilly.
Primary Name(s): Blackwood (English) Coed-duon (Welsh)
Variant Name(s): Coed Duon (Welsh) Y Coed Duon (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.667707,-3.195796
Grid Reference: ST 1739 9722
Community (Civil Parish): Blackwood C
Council Area: Caerphilly CA
Police Area: Gwent PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN10195
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Blackwood,_Monmouthshire_10195
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q880986
Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Blackwood%2C_Monmouthshire
Primary Name(s): Blackwood (English) Coed-duon (Welsh)
Variant Name(s): Coed Duon (Welsh) Y Coed Duon (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.667707,-3.195796
Grid Reference: ST 1739 9722
Community (Civil Parish): Blackwood C
Council Area: Caerphilly CA
Police Area: Gwent PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN10195
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Blackwood,_Monmouthshire_10195 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q880986 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Blackwood%2C_Monmouthshire