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] The villages population was around 1,495 people in 2011.[5]

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

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.[6]

The village's primary school, Markham Primary School, is a feeder school for Blackwood Comprehensive School.[7] Markham RFC currently play in the WRU Swalec League Five South East.[8] Markham RFC have won the Cyrus Davies Cup three times. They have also been semi-finalists of the Worthington Districts Cup three times.

Notable people from Markham
  • Gerwyn Price — Current World Champion and two-time Grand Slam of Darts champion and the first Welshman to win a PDC televised major.[9] He is a 4-time major champion and the number one player in the world according to the rankings as of January 2021.[10]

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. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W37000178
  6. "The old chapel in Markham". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. "About the school". Pontllanfraith.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. "SWALEC East Round Up". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  9. "Grand Slam of Darts: Gerwyn Price beats Gary Anderson in bad-tempered final". BBC Sport. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  10. "Gerwyn Price wins World Grand Prix to rise to second in rankings". BBC Sport. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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