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Y Coed Duon (Blackwood) 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.
Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Blackwood, Coed Duon
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.667707,-3.195796
Grid Reference: ST173972
Police Area: Gwent
Council Area: Caerphilly
Community (Civil Parish): Blackwood C
Country: Wales
GBPNID: 10195
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Coed_Duon,_Monmouthshire_10195
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Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Blackwood, Coed Duon
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.667707,-3.195796
Grid Reference: ST173972
Police Area: Gwent
Council Area: Caerphilly
Community (Civil Parish): Blackwood C
Country: Wales
GBPNID: 10195
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Y_Coed_Duon,_Monmouthshire_10195
Peruse Monmouthshire on Wikishire