Porth
Parish in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.615, -3.413 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 02 91 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Porth sits at the gateway to the twin valleys of the Rhondda in Rhondda Cynon Taf, where the valley floor widens and the River Rhondda runs through. The town expanded rapidly in the 19th century with the coal boom and served as a busy rail and commercial hub for nearby pits; echoes of that industrial past can be seen in former terraced miners' housing and at the nearby Rhondda Heritage Park.
Today Porth has a compact town centre of shops, cafés and local services alongside community-led regeneration efforts, while the surrounding steep hills offer popular walks and sweeping valley views. There remains a strong local identity rooted in chapel and working-class traditions, even as many people commute to Cardiff and other centres for work.
Postcode districts covering Porth
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 12.7 miles
- Swansea 22.9 miles
- Newport 19.4 miles
- Tonypandy 1.9 miles
- Barry 15.9 miles
- Bridgend 9.8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 16.6 miles
- Cwmbrân 16.5 miles
- Neath 17.8 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 9.3 miles
- Coity Higher 8.8 miles
- Pontypool 17.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Porth Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Cymmer Parish 0.8 miles
- Ynyshir Parish 1 mile
- Cymer Ward 1 mile
- Trealaw Ward 1.3 miles
- Pen-y-graig Parish 1.3 miles
- Wattstown Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Tylorstown and Ynyshir Ward 1.7 miles
- Tonypandy Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Tylorstown and Pontygwaith Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Llwyn-y-pia Ward 2.2 miles
- Tylorstown Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Porth
CF39 0DW, CF39 0BL, CF39 9TT, CF39 9UY, CF39 9SE, CF39 9TG, CF39 9TS, CF39 9SG, CF39 9UR … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 15.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 33.9 miles
- Porth Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Dinas Rhondda Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Porth Ad
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 4 1 mile
- Llechwen Hall 3 4.8 miles
- Lanelay Hall Hotel & Spa 5.6 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 5 7.7 miles
- Pencelli Hotel 5 miles
- Cresselly Inn 4.9 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant hotel 3 5 miles
- High Corner Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant 3 5.2 miles
- Premier Inn Aberdare 3 5.8 miles
Schools in Porth
- Porth Community School All ages
- Ysgol Gymraeg Llwyncelyn Primary
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 3 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 4.3 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 4.8 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 8.2 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 10.7 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 11.2 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 13.4 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 13.4 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.8 miles