Markham, Caerphilly

Markham
Markham  Markham shown 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
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Islwyn
Welsh Assembly	Islwyn
List of places: UK • Wales • Caerphilly

Markham is a small village in the South Wales Valleys in Caerphilly County Borough, close to Blackwood. Built as a planned garden village, it grew out of the need to employ Markham Colliery. Today it is a district of the community of Argoed.

The village has a primary school, Markham Primary School, which is a feeder school of Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School, although some pupils move on to Blackwood Comprehensive School.

Markham RFC currently are in WRU Swalec League Six East and have won the Cyrus Davies Cup three times in the last four years. They have also been semi-finalists of the Worthington District's Cup three times losing to Trefil, Caerleon and Bryncethin on those occasions.

The old name for Markham Primary was Markham Infants, Markham Jnr and Markham Senior Mixed. This was an all age school serving the village, where pupils started school at 5 years of age and continued until 15. Pupils took the old 11 plus exam for entry to grammar school or the entry exam for 'Technical School' at 12/13 years of age. It changed in the early sixties and became a feeder for the comprehensive schools at Blackwood and Pontllanfraith.