Cefn Fforest
Parish in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.668, -3.211 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 16 97 |
Cefn Fforest is a working‑class former mining neighbourhood on the outskirts of Blackwood in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales. It sits within the rolling terrain of the South Wales Valleys, with a mix of terraced and suburban housing, pockets of reclaimed industrial land and local green spaces, and relatively easy road links into larger centres such as Cardiff.
Historically tied to coal and iron, Cefn Fforest shows the familiar pattern of post‑industrial change: economic challenges followed by community‑led regeneration. Local life is anchored by schools, clubs and churches, with sport - particularly rugby and football - playing a big role, and the area retains visible reminders of its industrial past alongside newer housing and community facilities.
Postcode districts covering Cefn Fforest
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 11.6 miles
- Newport 12 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 25 miles
- Tonypandy 11.2 miles
- Barry 18.1 miles
- Bridgend 18.8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 7.9 miles
- Cwmbrân 7.8 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 9.1 miles
- Coity Higher 17.9 miles
- Pontypool 7.8 miles
- Ebbw Vale 7.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam Ward 0.3 miles
- Pengam Parish 0.4 miles
- Blackwood Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Gilfach Ward 1.1 miles
- Pen-pedair-heol Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Aberbargoed Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Pontllanfraith Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hengoed Ward 1.4 miles
- Penmaen Parish 1.5 miles
- Bargod Built-up area 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Cefn Fforest
NP12 3HF, NP12 3NF, NP12 3PE, NP12 3NG, NP12 3NB, NP12 3NL, NP12 3LE, NP12 3HE, NP12 3FZ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 19.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 28.9 miles
- Pengam Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Gilfach Fargoed Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Cefn Fforest Ad
- Brewers Lodge 3 0.6 miles
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 1.5 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 4.6 miles
- The Old Stables 2.6 miles
- Maes Manor Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Wingfield Hotel 3 4 miles
- The Cwmcarn Hotel 2 4.1 miles
- Castle Lodge 4.5 miles
- Premier Inn Caerphilly 3 5.2 miles
- Premier Inn Caerphilly Crossways 3 5.4 miles
Schools in Cefn Fforest
- Cefn Fforest Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 7.5 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 7.8 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 7.9 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 8.4 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 8.9 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 10.9 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 11.6 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 12.4 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.5 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 12.8 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 12.9 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13 miles