Pant
Parish in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.772, -3.354 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 06 09 |
| Dialling code: | 01685 (Merthyr Tydfil) |
Pant is a small parish on the eastern edge of Merthyr Tydfil in the South Wales Valleys, sitting where the lower valley landscape begins to rise towards the Brecon Beacons. Its Welsh name, meaning a hollow or small valley, reflects the rugged, undulating scenery and the mix of terraced streets and green slopes typical of the area.
Historically the community grew up with the 19th-century coal and iron industries, and traces of that industrial past remain in local buildings, street patterns and community memory. Today Pant combines a close-knit, working-class heritage with quieter, semi-rural qualities; many residents commute to nearby towns while local groups and modest regeneration projects work to sustain social and economic life.
Postcode districts covering Pant
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Newport 21.1 miles34 km
- Tonypandy 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Bridgend 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Cwmbran Central 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Cwmbrân 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Neath 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 2 miles3.3 km
- Coity Higher 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Pontypool 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Briton Ferry 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Ebbw Vale 5.9 miles9.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Dowlais and Pant Ward 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Dowlais Parish 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Penydarren Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Gurnos Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Park Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Vaynor Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Merthyr Tydfil Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Town Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Twyn Carno Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cyfarthfa Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Rhymney Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Fochriw Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Pant
CF48 3SS, CF48 2BT, CF48 2BA, CF48 2BH, CF48 2DA, CF48 2SS, CF48 2DQ, CF48 2DH, CF48 2AX … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 26 miles41.8 km
- Bristol Airport 38.3 miles61.6 km
- Merthyr Tydfil Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Rhymney Bridge Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Pant Ad
- The Antelope Hotel 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Howfield Hotel 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Bessemer Hotel Carvery and Grill 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Castle Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Tiger Inn 1.8 miles3 km
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 9.3 miles15 km
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Level Inn 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Nant Ddu Lodge Hotel 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
Schools in Pant
- Pantysgallog Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 11.2 miles18 km
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Pontypool Park Stadium 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Black Mountains Mountains 16.8 miles27 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 18.8 miles30.3 km