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 miles
- Newport 18.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 22 miles
- Tonypandy 7.5 miles
- Barry 9.2 miles
- Bridgend 8.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 17.3 miles
- Cwmbrân 17.3 miles
- Neath 21.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 15.8 miles
- Coity Higher 7.9 miles
- Pontypool 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pontyclun Central Ward 0.3 miles
- Mwyndy Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Pontyclun East Ward 0.6 miles
- Pontyclun Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Pontyclun West Ward 0.8 miles
- Brynsadler Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Groes-faen Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Talbot Green Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Llantrisant Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Llantrisant and Talbot Green Ward 1.8 miles
- Pendoylan Parish 1.9 miles
- Llanharry Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Pont-y-clun
CF72 8RY, CF72 9EE, CF72 8TH, CF72 8JQ, CF72 9AT, CF72 9BD, CF72 9EN, CF72 8PU, CF72 9EA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 8.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 29.8 miles
- Pontyclun Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Llanharan Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels in Pont-y-clun Ad
Schools in Pont-y-clun
- Pontyclun Primary Primary
- Y. G. G. G. Llantrisant Primary
Local points of interest
- Hensol Castle Estate 1.4 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 2.7 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 5.8 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 8 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 8.1 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 8.2 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 8.7 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 8.9 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 9.1 miles