Cefn Fforest and Pengam (Cefn Fforest a Phengam)
Ward in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.667, -3.217 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 15 97 |
Cefn Fforest and Pengam sit within the county borough of Caerphilly in South Wales, a stretch of former coalfield communities that grew rapidly during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The area’s landscape still bears the imprint of that industrial past - terraced housing, former pit sites and valley topography - but has shifted towards a more mixed, suburban character with local shops, small businesses and ongoing regeneration efforts to repurpose brownfield sites.
Locally there’s a strong community feel, reflected in amateur rugby clubs, social clubs and active community centres, while many residents commute to larger employment centres such as Cardiff. Good rail and road links serve the ward, and the social history of mining and post‑industrial change remains an important part of its identity, with heritage and community projects helping to keep local history visible.
Postcode districts covering Cefn Fforest and Pengam
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 11.5 miles
- Newport 12.2 miles
- Tonypandy 10.9 miles
- Barry 18 miles
- Bridgend 18.5 miles
- Cwmbran Central 8.2 miles
- Cwmbrân 8.1 miles
- Neath 24.8 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 9 miles
- Coity Higher 17.6 miles
- Pontypool 8 miles
- Ebbw Vale 7.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pengam Parish 0.1 miles
- Cefn Fforest Parish 0.3 miles
- Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Blackwood Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Gilfach Ward 1 mile
- Pen-pedair-heol Built-up area 1 mile
- Hengoed Ward 1.2 miles
- Bargod Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Aberbargoed Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Pontllanfraith Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Bargoed Parish 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Cefn Fforest and Pengam
NP12 3WS, NP12 3UG, NP12 3UE, NP12 3SD, NP12 3RZ, NP12 3NJ, NP12 3FJ, NP12 3TQ, NP12 3PH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 19.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 29 miles
- Pengam Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Gilfach Fargoed Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Cefn Fforest and Pengam Ad
- Brewers Lodge 3 0.7 miles
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 1.5 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 4.3 miles
- The Old Stables 2.7 miles
- Maes Manor Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Wingfield Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- The Cwmcarn Hotel 2 4.3 miles
- Castle Lodge 4.6 miles
- Premier Inn Caerphilly 3 5.1 miles
- Premier Inn Caerphilly Crossways 3 5.3 miles
Schools in Cefn Fforest and Pengam
- Cefn Fforest Primary Primary
- Fleur-de-Lys Primary Primary
- Pengam Primary Primary
- Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni Secondary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn Primary
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 7.2 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 7.7 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 8.2 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 8.6 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 9.2 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 11 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 11.4 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.4 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 12.7 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 12.8 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13 miles