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 miles29.7 km
- Newport 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Tonypandy 12.4 miles20 km
- Barry 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Bridgend 21 miles33.8 km
- Cwmbran Central 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Cwmbrân 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Neath 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Coity Higher 20 miles32.2 km
- Pontypool 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Briton Ferry 24.9 miles40 km
Neighbouring places
- Rhymney Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Twyn Carno Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Moriah and Pontlottyn Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Pontlottyn Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Fochriw Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Abertysswg Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tredegar Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Georgetown Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Sirhowy Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dowlais Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Darran Valley Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Dowlais and Pant Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Rhymney
CF81 9QF, NP22 5PR, NP22 5JF, NP22 5JZ, CF81 9RU, NP22 5AU, CF81 9QH, NP22 5JQ, NP22 5AW … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 25.3 miles40.7 km
- Bristol Airport 35.7 miles57.5 km
- Rhymney Bridge Station 0.2 miles0.2 km
- Pontlottyn Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
Hotels near Rhymney Ad
- The Antelope Hotel 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Howfield Hotel 4 miles6.5 km
- The Bessemer Hotel Carvery and Grill 3 miles4.8 km
- Level Inn 3 3.7 miles6 km
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Castle Hotel 3 4 miles6.5 km
- The Tiger Inn 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 8 miles12.8 km
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 miles13.8 km
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Pontypool Park Stadium 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 14 miles22.6 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Black Mountains Mountains 16 miles25.7 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 17.7 miles28.5 km