Bargoed
Parish in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.688, -3.228 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 15 99 |
| Population: | 13,412 |
Bargoed sits in the steep-sided Rhymney Valley within Caerphilly, Wales, and is characterised by a compact town centre tucked into a post‑industrial valley landscape. The surrounding hills and reclaimed colliery tips give it a mix of accessible countryside walks and visible reminders of its industrial past, while a local rail link keeps the town connected to the wider South Wales conurbation including Cardiff.
Historically the town expanded rapidly as part of the South Wales coalfield, and the legacy of mining still shapes local identity and built form. Since the pit closures there have been periods of economic challenge but also steady regeneration through community projects, leisure and cultural initiatives, and a strong sense of local pride in preserving and interpreting the area’s heritage.
Postcode districts covering Bargoed
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 13 miles
- Newport 13.3 miles
- Tonypandy 11 miles
- Barry 19.4 miles
- Bridgend 19 miles
- Cwmbran Central 9 miles
- Cwmbrân 8.9 miles
- Neath 24.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 7.7 miles
- Coity Higher 18.1 miles
- Pontypool 8.3 miles
- Briton Ferry 25 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aberbargoed and Bargoed Ward 0.2 miles
- Aberbargoed Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Bargod Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Gilfach Ward 0.7 miles
- Pen-pedair-heol Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Pengam Parish 1.5 miles
- Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam Ward 1.5 miles
- Cefn Fforest Parish 1.5 miles
- Markham Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Argoed Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Built-up area 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Bargoed
CF81 8RW, CF81 9FW, CF81 9GG, CF81 8PN, CF81 8PZ, CF81 8PF, CF81 8JA, CF81 9FJ, CF81 8TL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 20.7 miles
- Bristol Airport 30.4 miles
- Gilfach Fargoed Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Bargoed Railway Station 0.4 miles
Hotels near Bargoed Ad
- Brewers Lodge 3 2.1 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 4.7 miles
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 3 miles
- Maes Manor Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- The Old Stables 4.2 miles
- Lord Nelson Hotel 4.8 miles
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 5.8 miles
- Premier Inn Ebbw Vale 3 5 miles
- Wingfield Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- The Cwmcarn Hotel 2 5.5 miles
Schools in Bargoed
- Aberbargoed Primary School Primary
- Gilfach Fargoed Primary Primary
- Heolddu Comprehensive School Secondary
- Park Primary Primary
- St Gwladys Bargoed School Primary
- Ysgol Bro Sannan Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargod Primary
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 7.9 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 8.4 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 8.4 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 9.3 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 9.4 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 12.1 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 12.3 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 13.8 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 13.9 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 14 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 14 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 14.3 miles