Lansdown
Ward in Monmouthshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.831, -3.018 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 29 15 |
| Dialling code: | 01873 (Abergavenny) |
Lansdown sits within Monmouthshire in south‑east Wales, combining the edge of suburban settlement with stretches of rolling farmland and hedged lanes. The ward’s landscape gives easy access to nearby market towns and green spaces, and its position makes commuting to larger urban centres such as Newport or Cardiff straightforward for many residents.
Locally the area has a quietly mixed character: modest residential streets and community hubs like village halls and pubs sit alongside smallholdings and historic country houses and lanes, reflecting a long rural past. Economically it leans towards a commuter and agricultural mix, while social life tends to centre on voluntary groups and local events rather than large commercial amenities.
Postcode districts covering Lansdown
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 23.8 miles
- Newport 17.2 miles
- Tonypandy 24 miles
- Hereford 20.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 12.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 12.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 16.5 miles
- Pontypool 9.4 miles
- Ebbw Vale 9.2 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 9 miles
- Ebbw Vale South 9.1 miles
- Aberdare 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Croesonen Ward 0.4 miles
- Park Ward 0.4 miles
- Abergavenny Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Grofield Ward 0.7 miles
- Pen Y Fal Ward 0.9 miles
- Llanfoist Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Cantref Ward 1.5 miles
- Mardy Ward 1.7 miles
- Govilon Built-up area 2 miles
- Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon Ward 2.5 miles
- Gilwern Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Llanelly Ward 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Lansdown
NP7 7AF, NP7 6EB, NP7 6DT, NP7 6EP, NP7 6EQ, NP7 7AQ, NP7 6AY, NP7 6BG, NP7 6EL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 33.1 miles
- Bristol Airport 33.5 miles
- Abergavenny Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Ebbw Vale Parkway Railway Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Lansdown Ad
- The Kings Head Hotel 4 0.6 miles
- The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell 3 5.5 miles
- The Manor Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- The Glen Yr Afon House Hotel 4 9.9 miles
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 9.6 miles
- The Beaufort, Raglan 4 8.4 miles
- Level Inn 3 8.8 miles
Schools in Lansdown
- King Henry VIII 319 All ages
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 5 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 9 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles
- Black Mountains Mountains 10.3 miles
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 10.9 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 13 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 14.7 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 14.8 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 15.2 miles
- Harewood Estate 16.5 miles
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.7 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 17.9 miles