Pelenna
Parish in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.646, -3.739 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 79 95 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Pelenna is a small, rural community tucked into a steep, wooded valley in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The area is centred on the course of the River Pelenna and its tributaries, with narrow lanes, old mining spoil heaps and areas of mixed woodland giving a distinctly scenic, rugged character that is popular with walkers and wildlife enthusiasts and sits close to the broader Afan Valley landscape.
Historically the valley was shaped by 19th- and 20th-century coal and mineral working, and you can still find remnants of that industrial past alongside working farms and a contemporary pattern of people commuting to nearby towns. Socially it’s a small, tight-knit community with village halls and local groups keeping traditions alive, while rural regeneration and outdoor recreation have become increasingly important to the local economy and identity.
Postcode districts covering Pelenna
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 9 miles
- Tonypandy 12.3 miles
- Bridgend 11.9 miles
- Llanelli 17.2 miles
- Llanelli Rural 18.4 miles
- Neath 3.7 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 16.9 miles
- Coity Higher 11.5 miles
- Briton Ferry 4 miles
- Ebbw Vale 24.2 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 24.4 miles
- Ebbw Vale South 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cimla and Pelenna Ward 0.5 miles
- Pontrhydyfen Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Bryn and Cwmavon Ward 1.8 miles
- Cwmavon Built-up area 2 miles
- Bryn Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Neath South Ward 2.5 miles
- Tonna Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Briton Ferry East Ward 2.7 miles
- Neath North Ward 2.8 miles
- Neath East Ward 3 miles
- Cilfrew Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Aberdulais Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Pelenna
SA11 3QN, SA12 9UP, SA12 9UD, SA12 9TA, SA12 9TY, SA12 9TF, SA12 9SR, SA12 9UY, SA12 9UA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 24.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 47.5 miles
- Neath Abbey 3.1 miles
- Briton Ferry Road Station 3.5 miles
Hotels near Pelenna Ad
- The BlueBell Hotel 3.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea East 3 4.8 miles
- St Ives 3 miles
- The Castle Hotel Neath 3 3.1 miles
- Blanco's Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Twelve Knights 3 5.1 miles
- Premier Inn Port Talbot 3 3.6 miles
- Towers Hotel & Spa 3 5.4 miles
- The Grand Hotel 4.1 miles
- The Old House 1147 5.6 miles
Local points of interest
- The Gnoll Stadium 2.8 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 4.7 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 5 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 8.8 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 10 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 10.6 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 11.4 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 12 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.6 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 15.6 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 17 miles