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 miles
- Newport 21.1 miles
- Tonypandy 11.7 miles
- Bridgend 20.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 16.4 miles
- Cwmbrân 16.2 miles
- Neath 21.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 2 miles
- Coity Higher 19.2 miles
- Pontypool 14.7 miles
- Briton Ferry 22.6 miles
- Ebbw Vale 5.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dowlais and Pant Ward 0.3 miles
- Dowlais Parish 0.7 miles
- Penydarren Parish 1.1 miles
- Gurnos Parish 1.6 miles
- Park Parish 1.9 miles
- Vaynor Parish 1.9 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil Built-up area 2 miles
- Town Parish 2.1 miles
- Twyn Carno Ward 2.3 miles
- Cyfarthfa Parish 3 miles
- Rhymney Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Fochriw Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Pant
CF48 2DU, CF48 2BF, CF48 2UY, CF48 2BS, CF48 2BG, CF48 2AS, CF48 2YG, CF48 2BN, CF48 2YA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 26 miles
- Bristol Airport 38.3 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Rhymney Bridge Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Pant Ad
- Bessemer Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- The Butchers Arms - Grill Pub and Bunkhouse 3 1.5 miles
- Rhymney House hotel 2.5 miles
- The Tiger Inn 1.8 miles
- Howfield Hotel 2.2 miles
- OYO Prince of Wales Country Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- Prince of Wales - Tredegar 2.8 miles
- Lord Nelson Hotel 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Merthyr Tydfil 3 3.3 miles
Schools in Pant
- Pantysgallog Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 8.5 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 11.2 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 11.4 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 11.8 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 14.2 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14.4 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 14.5 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.4 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 16.7 miles
- Black Mountains Mountains 16.8 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 16.8 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 18.8 miles