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Markham is a small village in the South Wales Valleys in Caerphilly County Borough, to the northeast of Bargoed. 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.[1][2] The village's population was around 1,495 people in 2011.[3]

Markham
Markham Location within Caerphilly
OS grid reference	SO165015
Principal area	Caerphilly
Ceremonial county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKWOOD
Postcode district	NP12
Dialling code	01495
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Islwyn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Islwyn
List of places UK Wales Caerphilly 51.706002°N 3.209790°W / 51.706002; -3.209790

History

The area was formerly the site of a farm known as Berllan Lwyd 'The Grey (or Brown) Orchard', and this name appears on tithe maps until the twentieth century. The current Miners Institute and Welfare Club are built on the site of the former farm buildings.[4]

The nature of the area was dramatically changed when the Markham Steam Coal Company opened Markham Colliery in 1913.[5] The mine cost £600,000 to sink, but the company also planned and built a new village which would house around 1,000 workers. This village quickly became known as Markham by both Welsh and English speakers. The planned village was seen as an attractive place to live, as exemplified by the often stated belief that Markham was the first mining village to have a bath in every property.[6][7]

Markham Institute was funded by the colliery workers and built in 1928 on land formerly belonging to the Berllan-Llwyd farm.[8] Today Markham is a district of the community of Argoed.[9]

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.[10]

The village's primary school, Markham Primary School, is a feeder school for Blackwood Comprehensive School.[11] Markham RFC currently play in the WRU Swalec League Five South East.[12] Markham RFC have won the Cyrus Davies Cup three times. They have also been semi-finalists of the Worthington Districts Cup three times.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people from Markham

• Gerwyn Price — 2021 World Champion and three-time Grand Slam of Darts champion and the first Welshman to win a PDC televised major.[13] He is a 6-time major champion and the number one player in the world according to the rankings as of September 2022.[14]

• Matthew Webley - Founder of Wootzoo. A social media platform for parents, clubs and coaches.

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