Cefn Cribwr is a small village and community on the northern fringe of Bridgend in Wales, lying within easy reach of the M4 corridor. It occupies a pleasant mix of residential streets, farmland and pockets of reclaimed industrial landscape, so you get a countryside feel while still being close to larger towns and the coast.
The place is best known for its industrial past – the remains of late 18th‑century ironworks and associated workers’ housing give it a strong sense of heritage and are used as a focus for local walking routes and community history projects. Today it functions largely as a commuter and local‑service settlement with an active village life centred on community groups and village facilities, offering a quiet base close to the amenities of the wider South Wales area.
Postcode districts covering Cefn Cribwr
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 20 miles32.2 km
- Swansea 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Tonypandy 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Barry 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Bridgend 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Llanelli 23.6 miles38 km
- Neath 11.8 miles19 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Coity Higher 3.7 miles6 km
- Briton Ferry 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Ebbw Vale 24.9 miles40 km
- Ebbw Vale South 24.8 miles39.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Cefn Cribwr Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Aberkenfig Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Newcastle Higher Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Llangynwyd Lower Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Laleston Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Pyle Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Trelales Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Pen-y-fai Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cefn-glas Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- North Cornelly and Kenfig Hill Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Cefn Cribwr
CF32 0AY, CF32 0AH, CF32 0AF, CF32 0BL, CF32 0AS, CF32 0AA, CF32 0EY, CF32 0BA, CF32 0AE … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 16 miles25.7 km
- Bristol Airport 41.1 miles66.1 km
- Tondu Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Sarn Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
Hotels near Cefn Cribwr Ad
- Cae Court Hotel 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Great House Hotel & Restaurant 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Seabank Hotel 3 4.9 miles8 km
- Days Inn Bridgend Cardiff 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles6.4 km
- The Bear Hotel 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The White Lion 9.9 miles16 km
- Blanco's Hotel Port Talbot 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
Schools in Cefn Cribwr
- Cefn Cribwr Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 4.3 miles7 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 10.1 miles16.2 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 11.2 miles18 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 14 miles22.5 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 14.5 miles23.3 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 15.4 miles24.8 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 16.1 miles26 km