Town
Parish in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.742, -3.351 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 06 05 |
| Dialling code: | 01685 (Merthyr Tydfil) |
The parish of Town lies at the heart of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, occupying the compact, valley-bottom town centre where steep hills drop down to the River Taff. Its streets and public buildings still bear the imprint of the 19th-century iron and coal boom, with nearby landmarks such as Cyfarthfa Castle and former industrial sites recalling a powerful industrial past.
Today the area combines civic and retail functions around a busy high street, with rail links into Cardiff and ongoing regeneration aimed at diversifying the local economy. Community life mixes a strong sense of industrial heritage with Welsh cultural events and local initiatives focused on improving social and economic prospects in a former mining and ironworking heartland.
Postcode districts covering Town
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Newport 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Tonypandy 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Barry 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Bridgend 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Cwmbran Central 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Cwmbrân 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Neath 20.8 miles33.6 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Coity Higher 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Pontypool 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Briton Ferry 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Merthyr Tydfil Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Dowlais Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Penydarren Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Park Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Dowlais and Pant Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Plymouth Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Troed-y-rhiw Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Troedyrhiw and Pentrebach Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Gurnos Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Pant Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Fochriw Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cyfarthfa Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Town
CF47 0EF, CF47 8BS, CF47 0AS, CF47 0PU, CF47 0RR, CF47 0SE, CF47 0TA, CF47 8DY, CF47 0JE … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Bristol Airport 36.8 miles59.2 km
- Merthyr Tydfil Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Pentre-bach Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels in Town Ad
Schools in Town
- Caedraw Primary Primary
- Cyfarthfa High School Secondary
- Twynyrodyn Community School Primary
- Ysgol Santes Tudful Primary
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 12.4 miles20 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Pontypool Park Stadium 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 16.8 miles27 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 18 miles28.9 km