Hendreforgan
Built-up area in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.585, -3.468 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 98 88 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Hendreforgan is a small hamlet in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, set among the rolling fields and wooded ridges that characterise this part of the former South Wales Coalfield. It feels distinctly rural compared with the larger valley towns nearby, with lanes, hedgerows and views over farmland rather than dense terraces.
Historically the area has roots in agriculture and was touched by the industrial changes that reshaped much of the region in the 19th and 20th centuries, but it has remained a quiet residential community. Local life tends to revolve around village halls, chapels and community events, and many residents now commute to nearby centres for work while local Welsh language and cultural traditions remain part of everyday life.
Postcode districts covering Hendreforgan
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 13.6 miles
- Swansea 20.8 miles
- Newport 21.6 miles
- Tonypandy 2.1 miles
- Barry 15.3 miles
- Bridgend 6.7 miles
- Cwmbran Central 19.3 miles
- Cwmbrân 19.3 miles
- Neath 16.1 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 11.9 miles
- Coity Higher 5.7 miles
- Pontypool 20.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gilfach Goch Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Tonyrefail West Ward 1.3 miles
- Tonyrefail Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Pen-y-graig Parish 2.1 miles
- Tonypandy Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Ogmore Valley Parish 2.2 miles
- Coychurch Higher Parish 2.5 miles
- Tonyrefail East Ward 2.5 miles
- Cymmer Parish 2.8 miles
- Cwm Clydach Parish 2.9 miles
- Trealaw Ward 2.9 miles
- Blackmill Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Hendreforgan
CF39 8UW, CF39 8UA, CF39 8TE, CF39 8UG, CF39 8TF, CF39 8BQ, CF39 8SY, CF39 8TL, CF39 8YH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 14.1 miles
- Bristol Airport 35.1 miles
- Tonypandy Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Dinas Rhondda Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels near Hendreforgan Ad
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 8.6 miles
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 5 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- The White Lion 6.8 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 7.4 miles
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 7.8 miles
- Vale Resort 4 7.3 miles
- The Bear Hotel 4 8.5 miles
Schools in Hendreforgan
- Hendreforgan Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 2.3 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 3.4 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 5.3 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 7.3 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 10.7 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 12.2 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 12.9 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 13.8 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 14.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 14.3 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 14.3 miles