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 8UY, CF39 8TY, CF39 8TU, CF39 8YH, CF39 8UR, CF39 8UU, CF39 8TB, CF39 8TP, CF39 8YB … 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
- Lanelay Hall Hotel & Spa 4.6 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 5 6.8 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 4 3.7 miles
- High Corner Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Bridgend Cardiff M4 2.5 6 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Pencelli Hotel 5.3 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant 3 4.8 miles
- Premier Inn Bridgend 3 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