Blackwood, Caerphilly

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Blackwood, Caerphilly" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Blackwood Welsh: Y Coed Duon
From the top, Blackwood Centre, Chartist Statue & Bridge, The Miners Institute
Blackwood Location within Caerphilly
Population	8,496 (2011)[1]
Language	English Cymraeg (Welsh)
OS grid reference	ST175975
Principal area	Caerphilly
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKWOOD
Postcode district	NP12
Dialling code	01495, 01443
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Newport West and Islwyn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Islwyn
Website	blackwoodtowncouncil.org.uk
List of places UK Wales Caerphilly 51°40′N 3°11′W / 51.67°N 3.19°W / 51.67; -3.19

Blackwood (Welsh: Coed Duon ^ⓘ) is a town, community and an electoral ward on the Sirhowy River in the South Wales Valleys administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough. It is located within the historic county of Monmouthshire.

The town houses a growing number of light industrial and high-tech firms. It is the home town of influential rock band Manic Street Preachers.