Cymmer
Parish in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.603, -3.411 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 02 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Cymmer is a small parish in the steep, closely settled valleys of Rhondda Cynon Taf in south Wales. The name, from the Welsh for "confluence", reflects its valley geography and the rivers that shaped the settlement; its streets of terraced housing and allotments sit beneath the moorland ridges that attract walkers and give wide views across the Rhondda valleys towards neighbouring towns such as Porth.
Historically the area grew as a coal‑mining community in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with chapels, miners’ institutes and a strong choral and brass‑band tradition marking its social life. Since pit closures there has been steady social and economic change: pockets of regeneration, local community projects and small businesses now mix with a continued pride in the parish’s industrial heritage, visible in memorials and preserved buildings.
Postcode districts covering Cymmer
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 12.1 miles
- Swansea 23.1 miles
- Newport 19.2 miles
- Tonypandy 2.1 miles
- Barry 15.1 miles
- Bridgend 9.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 16.6 miles
- Cwmbrân 16.6 miles
- Neath 18.1 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 10.1 miles
- Coity Higher 8.3 miles
- Pontypool 17.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cymer Ward 0.5 miles
- Porth Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Pen-y-graig Parish 1.5 miles
- Tonyrefail East Ward 1.7 miles
- Tonyrefail West Ward 1.8 miles
- Ynyshir Parish 1.8 miles
- Trealaw Ward 1.9 miles
- Tonyrefail Built-up area 2 miles
- Tonypandy Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Wattstown Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Graig and Pontypridd West Ward 2.5 miles
- Tylorstown and Ynyshir Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Cymmer
CF39 9DX, CF39 9HW, CF39 9AD, CF39 9LH, CF39 9ER, CF39 9HS, CF39 9EU, CF39 9NH, CF39 9AY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 14.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 33.4 miles
- Porth Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Trehafod Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Cymmer Ad
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 6.9 miles
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 3 miles
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 3 1 mile
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- The White Lion 7.8 miles
- Vale Resort 4 7.6 miles
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 9.7 miles
- New House Country Hotel 4 9.4 miles
Schools in Cymmer
- Cymmer Primary Primary
- Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda Secondary
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 2.7 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 3.5 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 4.7 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 7.4 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 10 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 10.8 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 12.7 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 12.7 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.7 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 13.1 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.2 miles