Merthyr Vale
Parish in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.69, -3.342 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 07 99 |
| Dialling code: | 01685 (Merthyr Tydfil) |
Merthyr Vale is a small former coal‑mining village on the southern bank of the River Taff within the borough of Merthyr Tydfil, tucked into the South Wales Valleys with hills and views that lead up towards the Brecon Beacons. It has a local railway stop on the valley line, giving straightforward links into Cardiff and the surrounding towns, and sits close to Aberfan, so the industrial landscape and its legacy are very much part of the setting.
Built around the now‑closed Merthyr Vale Colliery, the village retains the terraced housing, miners’ traditions and community institutions typical of valley settlements. The loss of deep coalworking brought economic challenges and regeneration efforts, and today the area mixes strong local ties, memorial and industrial heritage, basic amenities and access to valley walking routes with many residents commuting further afield for work.
Postcode districts covering Merthyr Vale
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 14.7 miles
- Newport 17.7 miles
- Tonypandy 7.1 miles
- Barry 19.8 miles
- Bridgend 15.7 miles
- Cwmbran Central 13.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 13.6 miles
- Neath 20.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 4.4 miles
- Coity Higher 14.7 miles
- Pontypool 13.2 miles
- Briton Ferry 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aberfan Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Mountain Ash East Parish 1.4 miles
- Bedlinog Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Bedlinog and Trelewis Ward 1.7 miles
- Penrhiw-ceibr Ward 1.8 miles
- Penrhiwceiber Parish 1.8 miles
- Mountain Ash Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Troedyrhiw and Pentrebach Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Mountain Ash West Parish 2.1 miles
- Plymouth Ward 2.2 miles
- Troed-y-rhiw Parish 2.2 miles
- Treharris Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Merthyr Vale
CF48 4SS, CF48 4QY, CF48 4PS, CF48 4PG, CF48 4SY, CF48 4PD, CF48 4RZ, CF48 4RN, CF48 4PN … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 20.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 34.2 miles
- Merthyr Vale Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Troed-y-rhiw Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Merthyr Vale Ad
- Llechwen Hall 3 3.7 miles
- Cresselly Inn 1.5 miles
- Premier Inn Merthyr Tydfil 3 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Aberdare 3 2.8 miles
- Bessemer Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- Howfield Hotel 4.1 miles
- Lord Nelson Hotel 4.8 miles
- The Tiger Inn 4.4 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Rhymney House hotel 6.2 miles
Schools in Merthyr Vale
- Ynysowen Primary Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Rhyd-y-grug Primary
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 6.1 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 9.9 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 10.1 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 11.7 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 12.3 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 13.2 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 13.2 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 13.9 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 14.2 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 14.3 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 15.1 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 15.6 miles