Pentre
Parish in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.65, -3.491 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 96 95 |
| Population: | 5,424 |
Pentre sits in the steep-sided Rhondda valley within Rhondda Cynon Taf, a ribbon of Victorian terraces, chapels and former industrial buildings squeezed along the valley floor between Tonypandy and Ystrad. The village expanded rapidly in the 19th century as part of the South Wales coalfield; remnants of collieries and miners’ institutes remain visible and shape much of the local landscape and townscape.
Community life has long been marked by a strong working‑class identity: chapels, social clubs and a long‑standing rugby tradition (the local club remains a focal point) keep social ties alive. Like much of the Rhondda, Pentre has faced economic change since the decline of deep coal mining, with regeneration efforts, heritage interest and commuting links into Cardiff and surrounding towns shaping its more recent story.
Postcode districts covering Pentre
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Swansea 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Newport 23 miles37 km
- Tonypandy 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Barry 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Bridgend 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Cwmbran Central 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Cwmbrân 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Neath 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Coity Higher 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Pontypool 19.8 miles31.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Ystrad Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Rhondda Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Treorchy Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Maerdy Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ferndale and Maerdy Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Cwm Clydach Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ferndale Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Llwyn-y-pia Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Tylorstown Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Tylorstown and Pontygwaith Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Tonypandy Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Tylorstown and Ynyshir Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Pentre
CF41 7ET, CF41 7AR, CF41 7DG, CF41 7DX, CF41 7BN, CF41 7ED, CF41 7AF, CF41 7EL, CF41 7AQ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 18.6 miles30 km
- Bristol Airport 38 miles61.1 km
- Ton Pentre Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Treorchy Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
Hotels near Pentre Ad
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.2 km
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Antelope Hotel 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Howfield Hotel 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Bessemer Hotel Carvery and Grill 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Days Inn Bridgend Cardiff 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
Schools in Pentre
- Ton Pentre Infants Primary
- Ton Pentre Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 4 miles6.4 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 7 miles11.2 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 14.6 miles23.5 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 15.1 miles24.4 km