Cwm
Ward in Blaenau Gwent, 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 miles26.9 km
- Newport 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Tonypandy 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Barry 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Bridgend 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Cwmbran Central 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Cwmbrân 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Coity Higher 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Pontypool 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Ebbw Vale 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Ebbw Vale North 3 miles4.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Cwm Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Cwmtillery Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Blaina Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Ebbw Vale South Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Georgetown Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Nantyglo and Blaina Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Abertillery Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Abertillery and Six Bells Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Ebbw Vale Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Markham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Nantyglo Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- New Tredegar Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Cwm
NP23 7RE, NP23 7RG, NP23 6TT, NP23 8UF, NP23 7SW, NP23 6TW, NP23 8AU, NP23 6TZ, NP23 6TP … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Bristol Airport 32.1 miles51.6 km
- Ebbw Vale Parkway Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Brithdir Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Cwm Ad
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Antelope Hotel 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Level Inn 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Brewers Lodge 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Howfield Hotel 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 8 miles12.9 km
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Manor Hotel 3 8.7 miles14.1 km
Schools in Cwm
- Cwm Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Pontypool Park Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 14.3 miles23 km
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Newport Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Black Mountains Mountains 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 17.4 miles28 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 17.5 miles28.2 km