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 0LG, CF39 9BL, CF39 9RN, CF39 9UA, CF39 9SS, CF39 0BY, CF39 9TP, CF39 9YG, CF39 9PN … 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
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 7.5 miles
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 3 1 mile
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 7.7 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 8.4 miles
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 5.3 miles
- The White Lion 8.6 miles
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 8.2 miles
- New House Country Hotel 4 9.8 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