Pont-y-clun
Parish in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.519, -3.375 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 04 80 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Pont-y-clun is a small parish in Rhondda Cynon Taf in south Wales, sitting on the valley floor beside the River Ely. The settlement grew from a rural cluster around a bridge and lanes into a modest village influenced by nineteenth‑century transport improvements; you still see a mix of older cottages and Victorian buildings tucked against open farmland and green corridors.
Historically agricultural and later touched by the wider coal and iron industries of the Valleys, the area is now largely residential with a quiet commuter character, close enough to Cardiff for daily travel. Local life centres on community halls, churches and sports clubs, and there remains a strong sense of local identity with occasional village events and good walking routes along the river and valley slopes.
Postcode districts covering Pont-y-clun
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Newport 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Weston-super-Mare 22 miles35.4 km
- Tonypandy 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Barry 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Bridgend 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Cwmbran Central 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Cwmbrân 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Neath 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Coity Higher 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Pontypool 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Pontyclun Central Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Mwyndy Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Pontyclun East Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Pontyclun Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Pontyclun West Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Brynsadler Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Groes-faen Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Talbot Green Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Llantrisant Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Llantrisant and Talbot Green Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Pendoylan Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Llanharry Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Pont-y-clun
CF72 9DT, CF72 8SQ, CF72 9BN, CF72 8NB, CF72 9AE, CF72 9AZ, CF72 9UB, CF72 9NE, CF72 9JU … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Bristol Airport 29.8 miles47.9 km
- Pontyclun Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Llanharan Railway Station 3.1 miles5.1 km
Hotels near Pont-y-clun Ad
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The White Lion 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Vale Resort 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Bear Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Parador44 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- New House Country Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
Schools in Pont-y-clun
- Pontyclun Primary Primary
- Y. G. G. G. Llantrisant Primary
Local points of interest
- Hensol Castle Estate 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 2.7 miles4.4 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 8.7 miles14 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles14 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 9.1 miles14.6 km