Rhymney
Parish in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.761, -3.288 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 11 07 |
| Population: | 8,537 |
| Dialling code: | 01685 (Merthyr Tydfil) |
Rhymney is a former industrial town in the upper Rhymney Valley within the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales, set against rough upland moorland with the River Rhymney running through the valley. It grew rapidly in the 19th century around ironworks and deep-coal mining, and the landscape still bears the scars and features of that industrial past alongside patches of open countryside that lead towards the Brecon Beacons.
Today Rhymney retains strong community traditions - miners’ institutes, choirs and local festivals - while facing the familiar post‑industrial mix of regeneration efforts, local services and commuting to nearby centres such as Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil. The town is served by the Rhymney rail line and remains a compact social hub for the surrounding rural and former-mining communities.
Postcode districts covering Rhymney
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 18.4 miles
- Newport 18.4 miles
- Tonypandy 12.4 miles
- Barry 24.4 miles
- Bridgend 21 miles
- Cwmbran Central 13.6 miles
- Cwmbrân 13.4 miles
- Neath 23.8 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 4.1 miles
- Coity Higher 20 miles
- Pontypool 11.7 miles
- Briton Ferry 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rhymney Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Twyn Carno Ward 0.8 miles
- Moriah and Pontlottyn Ward 1 mile
- Pontlottyn Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Fochriw Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Abertysswg Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Tredegar Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Georgetown Ward 2.6 miles
- Sirhowy Ward 2.6 miles
- Dowlais Parish 2.6 miles
- Darran Valley Parish 2.8 miles
- Dowlais and Pant Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Rhymney
NP22 5AQ, NP22 5HF, NP22 5PG, NP22 5EW, NP22 5QU, NP22 5QF, NP22 5AT, NP22 5NZ, CF81 9QA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 25.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 35.7 miles
- Rhymney Bridge Station 0.2 miles
- Pontlottyn Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Rhymney Ad
- The Antelope Hotel 2.5 miles
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 2 miles
- Howfield Hotel 4 miles
- Level Inn 3 3.7 miles
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 8.4 miles
- The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell 3 9.4 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 4 miles
- The Tiger Inn 3.9 miles
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 8 miles
- Brewers Lodge 3 7.7 miles
Schools in Rhymney
- Bryn Awel Primary School Primary
- Idris Davies School 3 to 18 All ages
- Upper Rhymney Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Y Lawnt Primary
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 8.6 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 10.7 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 11.3 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 11.6 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 14 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 14.1 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 14.8 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 15.2 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.3 miles
- Black Mountains Mountains 16 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 17.4 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 17.7 miles