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Blackwood War Memorial

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Photograph at the Blackwood War Memorial war memorial

Blackwood, known in Welsh as Coed Duon, rests in the South Wales Valleys beside the Sirhowy River. This community, formerly part of historic Monmouthshire, is now administered by Caerphilly County Borough. Today, Blackwood is a centre for light industry and advanced technology.

The town holds a special place in popular culture as the home of the influential rock band, the Manic Street Preachers. Its enduring spirit is reflected in its blend of industrial heritage and modern development.

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First World War

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Location records are drawn from open, licence-clean datasets, kept here with attribution and gratitude to the people who maintain them.

  • Open Plaques, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). See openplaques.org.
  • Wikidata, available under the CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) - never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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