Argoed
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Argoed is the name of several places:
- Argoed, CaerphillyArgoed, CaerphillyArgoed is a village in the Sirhowy Valley between Blackwood and Tredegar in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales.Argoed is Welsh for wood or grove....
- Argoed, FlintshireMynydd IsaMynydd Isa is a village in Flintshire, in north-east Wales. It lies between the county town of Mold, and Buckley. Mynydd Isa was originally a small hamlet on the north side of the Mold to Buckley road just downhill from the now demolished Calvinist chapel...
- Argoed, ShropshireArgoed, ShropshireArgoed is a village in Shropshire, England, on the border with Wales. The name itself is Welsh and means "forest" or "edge of a forest", and probably derives from early medieval times when it lay in the Kingdom of Powys....
- Argoed Mill, Powys
- Afan Argoed Country Park is the local name for Afan Forest ParkAfan Forest ParkThe Afan Forest Park is a forest park in Britain. It is set in the Afan Valley in Neath Port Talbot, in south Wales. It is well-known for its mountain biking and hiking or hillwalking trails...
near Port TalbotPort TalbotPort Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
- Battle of Argoed Llwyfain is a poem by the medieval welshman Owain mab UrienOwain mab UrienOwain mab Urien was the son of Urien, king of Rheged c. 590, and fought with his father against the Angles of Bernicia. The historical figure of Owain became incorporated into the Arthurian cycle of legends where he is also known as Ywain, Yvain, Ewain or Uwain...