Coordinates: 51°42′22″N 3°12′35″W / 51.706002°N 3.209790°W / 51.706002; -3.209790
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| OS grid reference | SO165015 |
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| 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 |
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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 an active Congregational Chapel which is at the heart of the community, it is the only place of worship in the village and will soon be celebrating 100 years of worship.
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 play in WRU Swalec League Five South East. Markham RFC won the Cyrus Davies Cup three times in their history. They have also been semi-finalists of the Worthington District's Cup three times.
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.