# Markham, Caerphilly

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Human settlement in Wales

Markham Markham Location within Caerphilly OS grid reference SO165015 Principal area Caerphilly Preserved 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 Newport West and Islwyn Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament Islwyn List of places UK Wales Caerphilly 51°42′22″N 3°12′35″W / 51.706002°N 3.209790°W / 51.706002; -3.209790

**Markham** is a small village in the [South Wales Valleys](/source/South_Wales_Valleys) in [Caerphilly County Borough](/source/Caerphilly_County_Borough), to the northeast of [Bargoed](/source/Bargoed). The B4511 road links to Markham from [Aberbargoed](/source/Aberbargoed) and joins the [A4048 road](/source/A4048_road) to the north of Argoed. The [Sirhowy River](/source/Sirhowy_River) flows to the east of the village.[1][2] The village's population was around 1,495 people in 2011.[3]

## History

The area was formerly known as *"Berllan Llwyd"* and this name appears on tithe maps until the twentieth century. The name would seem to mean "The Grey/Brown Orchard" and was also the name of a farm whose land the modern village was built on. The modern Miners Institute and Welfare Club occupy the site of the 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](/source/Welsh_language) and [English](/source/English_language) 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] It was shown as Markham Village on an Ordnance Survey map published in 1947, the village affix was dropped on later maps however.

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](/source/Community_(Wales)) of [Argoed](/source/Argoed%2C_Caerphilly).[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 Islwyn High School Markham RFC currently play in the WRU Swalec League Five South East.[11]

## Notable people from Markham

- [Gerwyn Price](/source/Gerwyn_Price) — 2021 World Champion and three-time [Grand Slam of Darts](/source/Grand_Slam_of_Darts) champion and the first Welshman to win a PDC televised major.[12] He is a 6-time major champion and the number eleven player in the world according to the rankings as of February 2026.[13]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Britain)Association1975_1-0)** Beach, Russell (1 January 1975). [*AA touring guide to Wales*](https://books.google.com/books?id=kQRXxfoZGSwC). Automobile Association. p. 118. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-09-211570-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-09-211570-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GM_2-0)** ["Markham, Caerphilly"](https://www.google.com/maps?ll=51.706002,-3.20979&q=51.706002,-3.20979&hl=en&t=h&z=12) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics"](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W37000178).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Welsh Tithe Maps"](https://places.library.wales/browse/51.713/-3.433/17?page=1&alt=&alt=&leaflet-base-layers_70=on). *The National Library of Wales*. Aberystwyth. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Leeworthy, Daryl (27 October 2011). ["Markham Colliery"](https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/33573/?term=markham). Retrieved 14 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [South Wales Argus *Residents of Markham – the model mining village - mark its centenary*](https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10401146.residents-of-markham-the-model-mining-village-mark-its-centenary/) - 6 May 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["NOW AND THEN: The old chapel in Markham"](https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10476864.now-and-then-the-old-chapel-in-markham/). South Wales Argus. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Leeworthy, Daryl (27 October 2011). ["Markham Miners' Welfare Hall And Institute"](https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/415140?term=markham). *Coflein*. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Davies, John](/source/John_Davies_(historian)); [Jenkins, Nigel](/source/Nigel_Jenkins); Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). *The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales*. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 35. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7083-1953-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7083-1953-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["The old chapel in Markham"](http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10476864.NOW_AND_THEN__The_old_chapel_in_Markham/?ref=rss). *South Wales Argus*. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["SWALEC East Round Up"](http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/club/swalecleagues/23195.php). Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Grand Slam of Darts: Gerwyn Price beats Gary Anderson in bad-tempered final"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/46256594). *BBC Sport*. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["PDC Order of Merit"](https://www.dartsrankings.com/). *Darts Rankings*. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

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