Brynmawr (Bryn-mawr)
Ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.803, -3.172 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 19 12 |
| Dialling code: | 01873 (Abergavenny) |
Brynmawr is the principal town and electoral ward near the head of the South Wales valleys in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Its name literally means “big hill” and the town occupies a raised ridge with views over the surrounding valleys, reflecting a landscape shaped by 19th‑ and early 20th‑century coal and iron industries. The built environment still bears traces of that industrial past alongside post‑war housing and a compact town centre.
Like many former mining communities, Brynmawr has experienced post‑industrial change but retains a strong local identity, community groups and independent shops, and benefits from regeneration initiatives and access to nearby countryside and walking routes, including parts of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It sits within a network of valley towns such as Ebbw Vale, so local life mixes practical commuter links with active cultural and heritage interests rooted in its industrial history.
Postcode districts covering Brynmawr
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Newport 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Tonypandy 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Cwmbran Central 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Cwmbrân 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Pontypool 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Ebbw Vale 2.5 miles4 km
- Ebbw Vale North 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ebbw Vale South 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Aberdare 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Aberdare East 12.9 miles20.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Brynmawr Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Nantyglo Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Beaufort Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Waunllapria Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Nantyglo and Blaina Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Badminton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Ebbw Vale North Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Rassau and Garnlydan Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Rassau Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Ebbw Vale Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Llanelly Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ebbw Vale South Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Brynmawr
NP23 4ED, NP23 4DB, NP23 4XT, NP23 4EH, NP23 4JY, NP23 4TJ, NP23 4EQ, NP23 4SF, NP23 4AG … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 29 miles46.7 km
- Bristol Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Ebbw Vale Parkway Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Rhymney Bridge Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
Hotels near Brynmawr Ad
- The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Level Inn 3 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Manor Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.5 km
- The Antelope Hotel 8 miles12.9 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Howfield Hotel 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 10 miles16.1 km
- Brewers Lodge 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Castle Hotel 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Brynmawr
- Blaen-y-Cwm Primary School Primary
- Brynmawr Foundation School Secondary
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary
- St. Mary's Church School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Pontypool Park Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Black Mountains Mountains 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 16 miles25.7 km
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Newport Stadium Stadium 18.1 miles29.2 km