Pen-y-graig
Ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.612, -3.444 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 00 91 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Pen-y-graig sits in the steep-sided valleys of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales, part of the South Wales Valleys. The ward covers the compact, largely terraced settlement set between neighbouring towns such as Tonypandy and Porth, with the familiar ridge-and-valley landscape, former colliery sites and views down the valley floor shaping its geography.
Like many communities here it grew rapidly during the 19th-century coal boom and retains a strong mining heritage visible in local buildings, community memory and social institutions. The post‑industrial period brought economic challenges but also active community life, local clubs and regeneration projects, and a proud local sporting and cultural identity that still anchors everyday life.
Postcode districts covering Pen-y-graig
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Swansea 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Newport 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Tonypandy 0.6 miles1 km
- Barry 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Bridgend 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Cwmbran Central 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Cwmbrân 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Neath 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Coity Higher 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Pontypool 18.5 miles29.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Pen-y-graig Parish 0 miles0 km
- Tonypandy Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Trealaw Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Cymmer Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Gilfach Goch Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Llwyn-y-pia Ward 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Cwm Clydach Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ynyshir Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Porth Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Cymer Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Tonyrefail West Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Wattstown Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Pen-y-graig
CF40 1JT, CF40 1LF, CF40 1LE, CF40 1LD, CF40 1HB, CF40 1TW, CF40 1NZ, CF40 1EN, CF40 1HJ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Bristol Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Dinas Rhondda Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Tonypandy Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
Hotels near Pen-y-graig Ad
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 7 miles11.2 km
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The White Lion 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Cae Court Hotel 9.5 miles15.2 km
Schools in Pen-y-graig
- Ysgol Nantgwyn All ages
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 4.3 miles7 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 14.5 miles23.4 km