Blackwood (Wales)

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Blackwood (Wal. Coed Dduon ) is a town in southern Wales . It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The city was an important center of British mining until the last mine was closed in 1990 . In the course of time it has largely merged geographically with the neighboring towns of Pontllanfraith , Cefn Fforest and Ynysddu .

The philanthropist John Moggeridge planned the city around 1820 as a model social reform settlement similar to the plans of Robert Owen . At the beginning of the 20th century, Blackwood was an important center of the Chartist movement.

Personalities

The city was best known as the home of the rock band Manic Street Preachers and the Welsh poet Islwyn .

The writer Gwyn Jones (1907-1999), the soprano Margaret Price (1941-2011), the football player Mark Kendall (1958-2008) and the musician Richey James Edwards (1967-1995) were born in Blackwood .

Web links

  • South Wales Argus - Town guide: Blackwood (English)

Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′  N , 3 ° 12 ′  W