Penmaen
Parish in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.676, -3.179 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 18 98 |
| Dialling code: | 01495 (Pontypool) |
Penmaen is a parish in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales, sitting on the gentle fringe of the South Wales Valleys where rolling farmland meets the legacy of the industrial age. The landscape still shows traces of 19th‑ and early 20th‑century coal and iron activity in the form of terraced housing, former chapels and the occasional disused pit or rail alignment, but much of the parish retains a rural character of lanes, hedgerows and small woodland pockets.
Social and cultural life leans on strong local networks - village halls, churches and rugby traditions are important - while economically the area has shifted from heavy industry to a mixed, commuter‑oriented economy with many residents travelling to Cardiff or Newport. Community regeneration and conservation efforts are increasingly visible, balancing the parish’s industrial heritage with a desire to protect green spaces and support local services.
Postcode districts covering Penmaen
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 12 miles
- Newport 11.1 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 24.9 miles
- Tonypandy 12.7 miles
- Barry 18.8 miles
- Bridgend 20.2 miles
- Cwmbran Central 6.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 6.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 10 miles
- Coity Higher 19.3 miles
- Pontypool 6.3 miles
- Ebbw Vale 7.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oakdale Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Blackwood Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Argoed Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Cefn Fforest Parish 1.5 miles
- Newbridge Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Pontllanfraith Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam Ward 1.8 miles
- Crumlin Parish 1.9 miles
- Trinant Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Pengam Parish 1.9 miles
- Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Built-up area 2 miles
- Aberbargoed Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Penmaen
NP12 2GR, NP11 3AD, NP12 0DT, NP12 4AE, NP12 0FE, NP12 2GS, NP12 0JQ, NP12 0JT, NP12 0JW … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 20.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 28.3 miles
- Newbridge Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Gilfach Fargoed Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Penmaen Ad
- Brewers Lodge 3 1.5 miles
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 2.3 miles
- Maes Manor Hotel 4 0.9 miles
- The Old Stables 2.9 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 6.1 miles
- The Cwmcarn Hotel 2 3.5 miles
- Castle Lodge 3.9 miles
- Wingfield Hotel 3 5 miles
- The Little Crown Inn 4 5.9 miles
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 6.8 miles
Schools in Penmaen
- Islwyn High School Secondary
- Rhiw syr Dafydd Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Cwm Derwen Primary
Local points of interest
- Pontypool Park Stadium 6.4 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 7.2 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 7.7 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 8.1 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 8.9 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 10.3 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 13 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 13 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 13.3 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.5 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles