Ferndale and Maerdy (Glynrhedynog a'r Maerdy)
Ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.668, -3.463 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 98 97 |
Ferndale and Maerdy lie in the steep-sided valleys of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the South Wales Valleys, with Maerdy perched high at the head of the Rhondda Fach and commanding wide views, while Ferndale sits lower in the valley with a compact town centre and river running through it. The landscape is classic valley country - ridges of scrub and woodland dropping to terraces of miners' housing - and both places are firmly rooted in the geography of Wales.
Both communities grew rapidly during the 19th- and early 20th-century coal boom and retain a strong industrial heritage: miners' institutes, chapels and memorials speak to that past, and Maerdy in particular gained a reputation for robust trade union and left-wing politics, sometimes nicknamed “Little Moscow.” Since pit closures the area has faced economic challenges but also lively community-led regeneration, with active rugby clubs, choirs and heritage trails attracting walkers and anyone interested in South Wales' social and industrial history.
Postcode districts covering Ferndale and Maerdy
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 16.7 miles
- Swansea 20.9 miles
- Newport 22.1 miles
- Tonypandy 3.7 miles
- Barry 20.1 miles
- Bridgend 11.8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 18.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 18.6 miles
- Neath 15.4 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 6.6 miles
- Coity Higher 10.7 miles
- Pontypool 18.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ferndale Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Maerdy Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Pentre Parish 1.7 miles
- Ystrad Ward 1.8 miles
- Rhondda Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Tylorstown Parish 2 miles
- Aberaman South Parish 2.1 miles
- Treorchy Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Tylorstown and Pontygwaith Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Llwyn-y-pia Ward 2.3 miles
- Aberaman Ward 2.4 miles
- Tylorstown and Ynyshir Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Ferndale and Maerdy
CF43 4LB, CF43 4SD, CF43 4AY, CF43 4DW, CF43 4HA, CF43 4DL, CF43 4SB, CF43 4RD, CF43 4HW … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 19.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 37.6 miles
- Ystrad Rhondda Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Ton Pentre Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Ferndale and Maerdy Ad
- Pencelli Hotel 2.1 miles
- Premier Inn Aberdare 3 3.2 miles
- Cresselly Inn 3.9 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 6.9 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 4 5.1 miles
- Ty Newydd Country Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- Premier Inn Merthyr Tydfil 3 5.9 miles
- Howfield Hotel 6.4 miles
- The Tiger Inn 6.7 miles
- Bessemer Hotel 3 7.8 miles
Schools in Ferndale and Maerdy
- Darran Park Primary Primary
- Ferndale Community School Secondary
- Maerdy Primary School Primary
- Y.G.G. Llyn-y-Forwyn Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 5.6 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 6.7 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 8.3 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 12.3 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 13.6 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 13.9 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 14.3 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 14.7 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 14.8 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 14.9 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 15.5 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 15.8 miles