Rassau and Garnlydan (Rasa a Garnlydan)
Ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.8, -3.226 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 15 12 |
The communities of Rassau and Garnlydan sit on the western edge of Blaenau Gwent in the South Wales Valleys, bordering the older town of Ebbw Vale. The local landscape is typical of the area, with steep valley sides and plateaux shaped by 19th- and 20th-century coal, iron and steel industries; traces of that industrial past open into pockets of reclaimed green space and newer housing.
Today the area combines residential streets with light industrial estates and small businesses, and has benefitted from improved road links such as the A465, which make commuting easier and support local employment. Social life is rooted in a strong working‑class identity and community organisations, with ongoing regeneration work aimed at diversifying the local economy and improving facilities for residents.
Postcode districts covering Rassau and Garnlydan
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 20.7 miles
- Newport 18.6 miles
- Tonypandy 16.2 miles
- Bridgend 24.8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 13.5 miles
- Cwmbrân 13.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 7.5 miles
- Coity Higher 23.8 miles
- Pontypool 10.9 miles
- Ebbw Vale 1.5 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 1.3 miles
- Ebbw Vale South 2.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rassau Parish 0.1 miles
- Badminton Parish 0.8 miles
- Beaufort Ward 0.9 miles
- Ebbw Vale North Parish 1.3 miles
- Sirhowy Ward 1.5 miles
- Ebbw Vale Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Brynmawr Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Tredegar Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ebbw Vale South Parish 2.2 miles
- Georgetown Ward 2.4 miles
- Nantyglo Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Nantyglo and Blaina Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Rassau and Garnlydan
NP23 5DS, NP23 5UP, NP23 5QA, NP23 5PT, NP23 5BU, NP23 5DB, NP23 5QF, NP23 5SR, NP23 5BE … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 28.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 36.1 miles
- Ebbw Vale Parkway Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Rhymney Bridge Station 4 miles
Hotels near Rassau and Garnlydan Ad
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell 3 5.5 miles
- The Antelope Hotel 5.8 miles
- Level Inn 3 1.4 miles
- The Manor Hotel 3 5.8 miles
- Howfield Hotel 7.6 miles
- The Bessemer Hotel Carvery and Grill 3 6.3 miles
- The Bessemer Hotel Carvery and Grill 3 6.3 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 4 9 miles
- Brewers Lodge 3 9.6 miles
Schools in Rassau and Garnlydan
- Rhos y Fedwen Primary
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 6.2 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 10.7 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 10.9 miles
- Black Mountains Mountains 12.4 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 14 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 14.7 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 15.7 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 16.9 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 18.3 miles
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 18.3 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 18.5 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 18.8 miles