Swffryd
Built-up area in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.685, -3.128 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 22 99 |
| Dialling code: | 01495 (Pontypool) |
Swffryd is a small village in Blaenau Gwent in south‑east Wales, lying close to Abertillery and beside Llanhilleth. It expanded during the 19th century with the coal and iron industries, and the legacy of that industrial past is still visible in older terraced housing and former pit sites.
These days Swffryd is largely residential, with many residents commuting to places such as Ebbw Vale and Newport, and the reopened Ebbw Valley rail links at Llanhilleth have helped connectivity. Local life is centred on community facilities, a handful of shops and pubs, and there is easy access to the surrounding valleys and upland walking, so the village mixes post‑industrial character with outdoor appeal.
Postcode districts covering Swffryd
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 12.8 miles
- Newport 9.8 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 24.6 miles
- Tonypandy 14.9 miles
- Barry 19.9 miles
- Bridgend 22.4 miles
- Cwmbran Central 5 miles
- Cwmbrân 4.8 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 11.7 miles
- Coity Higher 21.5 miles
- Pontypool 4.1 miles
- Ebbw Vale 7.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crumlin Parish 0.7 miles
- Trinant Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Newbridge Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Llanhilleth Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Oakdale Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Penmaen Parish 2.3 miles
- Pen Tranch Parish 2.5 miles
- Pontypool Fawr Ward 2.7 miles
- Abercarn Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Argoed Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Abertillery and Six Bells Ward 2.9 miles
- Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Swffryd
NP11 5EE, NP11 5EJ, NP11 5EG, NP11 5DY, NP11 5EF, NP11 5HL, NP11 5BA, NP11 5EA, NP11 5HX … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 22 miles
- Bristol Airport 27.3 miles
- Llanhilleth Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Newbridge Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Swffryd Ad
- Brewers Lodge 3 3.6 miles
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- Parkway Hotel & Spa 4 5.9 miles
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 4.3 miles
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 8.4 miles
- The Priory Hotel and Restaurant 4 9.1 miles
- New House Country Hotel 4 10 miles
- Mercure Newport Hotel 4 8.8 miles
- The Kings Head, Usk 9.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Newport 3 9.5 miles
Schools in Swffryd
- Sofrydd Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Pontypool Park Stadium 4.2 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 5.4 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 6.3 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 8.9 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 9.4 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 11.1 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 13.7 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 14 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 14.2 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 14.4 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 14.4 miles