Penydarren
Parish in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.76, -3.369 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 05 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01685 (Merthyr Tydfil) |
Penydarren is a neighbourhood on the edge of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, sitting in the steep-sided valley that characterises the area. The locality mixes rows of Victorian terraces with later council housing and benefits from green pockets such as Penydarren Park, while the course of the River Taff and the surrounding hills give it a strong sense of place within the South Wales Valleys landscape.
Historically it grew up around the old ironworks and is famous for the early 19th-century Penydarren Ironworks, where Richard Trevithick demonstrated one of the world’s first steam locomotives in 1804, an important moment in industrial heritage. Like much of Merthyr Tydfil, the area experienced post‑industrial decline but has active community groups and regeneration projects aimed at celebrating its history while improving local services and housing for residents.
Postcode districts covering Penydarren
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 19.6 miles
- Newport 21.1 miles
- Tonypandy 10.7 miles
- Barry 24.8 miles
- Bridgend 19.2 miles
- Cwmbran Central 16.5 miles
- Cwmbrân 16.4 miles
- Neath 20.5 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 0.9 miles
- Coity Higher 18.2 miles
- Pontypool 15 miles
- Briton Ferry 21.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gurnos Parish 0.8 miles
- Park Parish 0.8 miles
- Dowlais and Pant Ward 0.8 miles
- Dowlais Parish 0.9 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Pant Parish 1.1 miles
- Town Parish 1.4 miles
- Vaynor Parish 1.7 miles
- Cyfarthfa Parish 2 miles
- Plymouth Ward 2.9 miles
- Troed-y-rhiw Parish 2.9 miles
- Twyn Carno Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Penydarren
CF47 9HR, CF47 9TR, CF47 9HE, CF47 9YD, CF47 9UZ, CF47 9TS, CF47 9JE, CF47 9UD, CF47 9UE … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 25.1 miles
- Bristol Airport 38.2 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Pentre-bach Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Penydarren Ad
- Bessemer Hotel 3 0.5 miles
- The Tiger Inn 0.8 miles
- Howfield Hotel 1.1 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 1 mile
- The Butchers Arms - Grill Pub and Bunkhouse 3 2.2 miles
- Rhymney House hotel 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Merthyr Tydfil 3 2.4 miles
- Lord Nelson Hotel 3.8 miles
- OYO Prince of Wales Country Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Prince of Wales - Tredegar 3.7 miles
Schools in Penydarren
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School All ages
- Gellifaelog Primary School Primary
- Gwaunfarren Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 9 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 11 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 11.1 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 12.1 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 13.1 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 14.4 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 14.9 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 16.3 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 17 miles
- Black Mountains Mountains 17.9 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 18 miles