Bettws is a village and community in the county borough of Bridgend in south Wales, lying on the fringe of town and countryside and within easy reach of the M4 corridor and the south Wales coast. Its name comes from the Welsh/Old English for a prayer-house, reflecting its long history as a small settlement in the historic county of Glamorgan.
Like many villages in the area, Bettws grew through 19th- and 20th-century industry and mining and today mixes post‑industrial housing with commuter links into nearby towns. Community life centres on local clubs, chapels and the rugby side, while waves of regeneration have aimed to improve facilities and tackle social and economic challenges so the village remains a distinct local hub between Bridgend town and the surrounding rural landscape.
Postcode districts covering Bettws
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 18.2 miles
- Swansea 15.9 miles
- Tonypandy 6.5 miles
- Barry 18.2 miles
- Bridgend 4.2 miles
- Llanelli 24.7 miles
- Cwmbran Central 24.6 miles
- Cwmbrân 24.6 miles
- Neath 11.9 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 15.2 miles
- Coity Higher 3.5 miles
- Briton Ferry 10.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Llangeinor Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Ynysawdre Parish 1.5 miles
- Garw Valley Parish 1.6 miles
- Llangynwyd Lower Parish 1.7 miles
- Sarn, Tondu and Bryncethin Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Aberkenfig Ward 1.9 miles
- St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre Ward 1.9 miles
- Lewistown and Pant-yr-Awel Built-up area 2 miles
- St. Bride's Minor Parish 2.1 miles
- Pont Rhyd-y-cyff Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Blackmill Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Llangynwyd Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Bettws
CF32 8SR, CF32 8SA, CF32 8ST, CF32 8TW, CF32 8SD, CF32 8RU, CF32 8RW, CF32 8SW, CF32 8TJ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 16 miles
- Bristol Airport 39.6 miles
- Tondu Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Sarn Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Bettws Ad
- Days Inn by Wyndham Bridgend Cardiff M4 2.5 2.2 miles
- Premier Inn Bridgend Central 3 2.8 miles
- The Old House 1147 2.9 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- The Great House Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Court Colman Manor 3 3.3 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 4.6 miles
- Premier Inn Bridgend 3 5.6 miles
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 5.4 miles
- The Twelve Knights 3 7.2 miles
Schools in Bettws
- Betws Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Calon Y Cymoedd Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 3.4 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 7.7 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 7.9 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 9.3 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 9.5 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 10.6 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 10.7 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 11 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 14.7 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 15.3 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 15.5 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 16.9 miles