Pontardawe
Ward in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.741, -3.872 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 70 06 |
The town of Pontardawe sits in the upper Swansea Valley on the banks of the River Tawe, within Neath Port Talbot in Wales. It expanded rapidly in the 19th century with coal, iron and tinplate industries, and that industrial heritage is still visible in converted mills, Victorian terraces and the linear high street.
Today Pontardawe is a local service and cultural hub with independent shops, cafés and a lively programme at the Pontardawe Arts Centre. The town retains a strong community spirit - from local rugby at Pontardawe RFC to bilingual events - and offers easy access to riverside walks and surrounding uplands, while many residents commute to nearby Swansea for work.
Postcode districts covering Pontardawe
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Tonypandy 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Bridgend 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Llanelli 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Llanelli Rural 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Neath 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 21 miles33.9 km
- Coity Higher 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Briton Ferry 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Aberdare 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Aberdare East 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Aberdare West 17.4 miles27.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Pontardawe Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Trebanos Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Alltwen Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Allt-wen Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cilybebyll Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Rhos Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Godre'r Graig Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Clydach Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Craig-cefn-parc Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Mawr Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Pontardawe
SA8 4PL, SA8 4RX, SA8 4NY, SA8 4PB, SA8 4QE, SA8 4NW, SA8 4LJ, SA8 4NL, SA8 4HH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 32.9 miles52.9 km
- Bristol Airport 55.4 miles89.1 km
- Llansamlet Railway Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Skewen Railway Station 5.6 miles9.1 km
Hotels near Pontardawe Ad
- The Dillwyn Arms 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The New Swan Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Castle Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Towers Hotel and Spa 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
Schools in Pontardawe
- Cwmtawe Community School Secondary
- Llangiwg Primary School Primary
- Rhydyfro Primary School Primary
- YGG Pontardawe Primary
Local points of interest
- The Gnoll Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 9 miles14.5 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 12.5 miles20 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 12.5 miles20.1 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 13.7 miles22 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 14.4 miles23.2 km