Argoed, Shropshire

Argoed, Shropshire

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country = England
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latitude= 52.77
longitude=-03.00
official_name =Argoed
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shire_county= Shropshire
region= West Midlands
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os_grid_reference= SJ3220

Argoed 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.


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