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 miles19.3 km
- Newport 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Weston-super-Mare 24.9 miles40 km
- Tonypandy 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Barry 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Bridgend 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Cwmbran Central 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Cwmbrân 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 10 miles16 km
- Coity Higher 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Pontypool 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Ebbw Vale 7.3 miles11.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Oakdale Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Blackwood Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Argoed Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cefn Fforest Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Newbridge Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Pontllanfraith Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Crumlin Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Trinant Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Pengam Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Aberbargoed Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Penmaen
NP12 0HN, NP12 0DY, NP12 0EY, NP12 0NX, NP12 0BG, NP12 0FB, NP12 0LW, NP12 0BX, NP12 0LL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Bristol Airport 28.3 miles45.6 km
- Newbridge Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Gilfach Fargoed Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
Hotels near Penmaen Ad
- Brewers Lodge 3 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
- New House Country Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Maes Manor Hotel 3 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Parkway Hotel & Spa 4 7.5 miles12 km
- The Antelope Hotel 9.3 miles15 km
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.5 km
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 miles10.3 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Newport Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 13 miles20.9 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 13 miles21 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 13.3 miles21.4 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km