Maerdy
Built-up area in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.674, -3.481 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 97 98 |
Maerdy sits at the head of the Rhondda Fach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Perched high in the steep-sided South Wales Valleys, the village was built around coal mining - most notably Maerdy Colliery - and the physical and social landscape still bears terraced housing, memorials and other traces of that industrial past.
Locally it is known for a strong labour and trade-union tradition and a resilient community spirit; since the pits closed the area has faced typical post-industrial economic challenges but also benefits from upland walks, wide valley views and ongoing heritage and regeneration projects that try to preserve its mining story.
Postcode districts covering Maerdy
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 17.5 miles
- Swansea 20.2 miles
- Newport 23 miles
- Tonypandy 4.2 miles
- Barry 20.8 miles
- Bridgend 11.9 miles
- Cwmbran Central 19.4 miles
- Cwmbrân 19.4 miles
- Neath 14.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 6.7 miles
- Coity Higher 10.8 miles
- Pontypool 19.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ferndale and Maerdy Ward 0.9 miles
- Ferndale Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Treorchy Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Pentre Parish 1.7 miles
- Ystrad Ward 2.2 miles
- Rhondda Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Aberaman South Parish 2.5 miles
- Treherbert Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Aberaman Ward 2.7 miles
- Aberaman North Parish 2.8 miles
- Tylorstown Parish 2.8 miles
- Aberdare Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Maerdy
CF43 4DW, CF43 4BW, CF43 4DE, CF43 4BT, CF43 4DD, CF43 4DR, CF43 4DB, CF43 4DU, CF43 4TE … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 20 miles
- Bristol Airport 38.4 miles
- Treorchy Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Ton Pentre Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Maerdy Ad
- Pencelli Hotel 1.7 miles
- Premier Inn Aberdare 3 3.6 miles
- Ty Newydd Country Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- Cresselly Inn 4.6 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 7.7 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 4 5.8 miles
- Premier Inn Merthyr Tydfil 3 6.3 miles
- Howfield Hotel 6.6 miles
- The Tiger Inn 6.9 miles
- Bessemer Hotel 3 7.9 miles
Schools in Maerdy
- Ferndale Community School Secondary
- Maerdy Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 5.7 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 7.6 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 8.9 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 12.9 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 13 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 13.1 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 13.6 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 14.4 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 14.9 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 15.2 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 15.5 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 15.7 miles