Cwm
Ward in Blaenau Gwent, NP23, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.744, -3.188 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 18 05 |
| Dialling code: | 01495 (Pontypool) |
Cwm is an electoral ward and village in Blaenau Gwent, south Wales, set in a steep, wooded hollow of the Ebbw Valley just a short distance from Ebbw Vale. The settlement grew up in the 19th century around coal and iron industries, and its landscape still shows that industrial heritage alongside reclaimed green spaces and hilltop walks.
Today the ward combines a strong sense of local identity and community activity with the challenges of post‑industrial change: small businesses, community halls and sport clubs remain important, while many people commute to nearby towns. Local politics and regeneration work tend to focus on housing, services and protecting the valley’s character as opportunities for tourism and outdoor recreation grow.
Postcode districts covering Cwm
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 16.7 miles
- Newport 14.6 miles
- Tonypandy 14.6 miles
- Barry 23.4 miles
- Bridgend 22.9 miles
- Cwmbran Central 9.6 miles
- Cwmbrân 9.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 8.2 miles
- Coity Higher 21.9 miles
- Pontypool 7.4 miles
- Ebbw Vale 2.7 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cwm Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Cwmtillery Ward 1.9 miles
- Blaina Built-up area 2 miles
- Ebbw Vale South Parish 2 miles
- Georgetown Ward 2.3 miles
- Nantyglo and Blaina Parish 2.4 miles
- Abertillery Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Abertillery and Six Bells Ward 2.5 miles
- Ebbw Vale Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Markham Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Nantyglo Built-up area 2.9 miles
- New Tredegar Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Cwm
NP23 7SH, NP23 8AR, NP23 7RY, NP23 7SD, NP23 7SJ, NP23 7QX, NP23 6TU, NP23 6FA, NP23 7RX … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 24.9 miles
- Bristol Airport 32.1 miles
- Ebbw Vale Parkway Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Brithdir Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Cwm Ad
- Premier Inn Ebbw Vale 3 1.1 miles
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 3 miles
- Best Western Ebbw Vale 3 2.9 miles
- Lord Nelson Hotel 4.1 miles
- Rhymney House hotel 5 miles
- OYO Prince of Wales Country Hotel 3 5 miles
- Brewers Lodge 3 5.7 miles
- Prince of Wales - Tredegar 5 miles
- The Little Crown Inn 4 6.3 miles
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 6.7 miles
Schools in Cwm
- Cwm Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 4.7 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 7.2 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 10 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 12 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 12.8 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 14.3 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 14.5 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles
- Black Mountains Mountains 15.7 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 16.3 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 17.4 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 17.5 miles