Fleur-de-lis and Pengam
Built-up area in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.663, -3.22 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 15 96 |
Fleur-de-lis and Pengam are neighbouring former coal‑mining villages in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales, tucked into the Rhymney Valley a short drive from Blackwood and Bargoed. The landscape is typically post‑industrial South Wales, with terraces and pit‑site echoes giving way to pockets of green space; they sit within easy commuting distance of Cardiff while still offering direct access to the valleys and uplands beyond.
Historically centred on the 19th‑ and 20th‑century coal and iron industries, both communities retain strong local identity through clubs, sports teams and community halls, and have been part of wider regeneration efforts to adapt to a service and commuter economy. You’ll find reminders of their industrial past alongside everyday village life - shops, pubs and civic projects - with a bilingual Welsh‑English cultural thread and an active local social scene.
Postcode districts covering Fleur-de-lis and Pengam
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 11.2 miles
- Newport 12.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 24.8 miles
- Tonypandy 10.7 miles
- Barry 17.7 miles
- Bridgend 18.2 miles
- Cwmbran Central 8.2 miles
- Cwmbrân 8.1 miles
- Neath 24.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 9 miles
- Coity Higher 17.4 miles
- Pontypool 8.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pengam Parish 0.3 miles
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam Ward 0.3 miles
- Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Cefn Fforest Parish 0.5 miles
- Hengoed Ward 0.9 miles
- Blackwood Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Pen-pedair-heol Built-up area 1 mile
- Gilfach Ward 1.2 miles
- Maesycwmmer Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Pontllanfraith Built-up area 1.5 miles
- St. Cattwg Ward 1.5 miles
- Gelligaer Built-up area 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Fleur-de-lis and Pengam
NP12 3PL, NP12 3SQ, NP12 1PD, NP12 3SW, NP12 3AB, NP12 3SB, NP12 3UN, NP12 3XT, NP12 3UG … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 19.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 29 miles
- Pengam Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Hengoed Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Ad
- Brewers Lodge 3 0.7 miles
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 1.7 miles
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 8.3 miles
- New House Country Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 8.3 miles
- The Antelope Hotel 8.7 miles
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 6.7 miles
- Maes Manor Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Howfield Hotel 8.8 miles
Schools in Fleur-de-lis and Pengam
- 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 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 7.5 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 8.4 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 8.7 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 9.5 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 11 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 11.1 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.2 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 12.4 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 12.6 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 12.7 miles