Markham, Caerphilly

Markham is a small village in the South Wales Valleys in Caerphilly County Borough, to the northeast of Bargoed. Built as a planned garden village starting in 1913,[1] it grew out of the need to house employees of Markham Colliery. Today it is a district of the community of Argoed.[2] The B4511 road links to Markham from Aberbargoed and joins the A4048 road to the north of Argoed. The Sirhowy River flows to the east of the village.[3][4]

Markham
Markham
Location within Caerphilly
OS grid referenceSO165015
Principal area
  • Caerphilly
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLACKWOOD
Postcode districtNP12
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Islwyn

Landmarks

At the heart of the village is an active Congregational Chapel. It celebrated its centenary in 2016. A Welfare Hall was built during its time as a mining village, which also housed a cinema. Today the hall is still used as a Social Club.[5]

The village's primary school, Markham Primary School, is a feeder school for Blackwood Comprehensive School.[6] Markham RFC currently play in the WRU Swalec League Five South East.[7] Markham RFC have won the Cyrus Davies Cup three times. They have also been semi-finalists of the Worthington District's Cup three times.

Notable people from Markham

Gerwyn Price - two-time Grand Slam of Darts champion and the first Welshman to win a PDC televised major.[8]

References
  1. South Wales Argus Residents of Markham – the model mining village - mark its centenary - 6 May 2013
  2. Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  3. Beach, Russell (1 January 1975). AA touring guide to Wales. Automobile Association. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-09-211570-7.
  4. Google (29 April 2016). "Markham, Caerphilly" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. "The old chapel in Markham". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. "About the school". Pontllanfraith.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. "SWALEC East Round Up". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. "Grand Slam of Darts: Gerwyn Price beats Gary Anderson in bad-tempered final". BBC Sport. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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