Tonypandy
Built-up area in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.615, -3.457 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 99 91 |
| Population: | 62,545 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Tonypandy sits in the steep-sided Rhondda Valley within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales, close to towns such as Porth. It grew rapidly as a 19th-century coal-mining town on the banks of the Rhondda Fach and retains a dramatic, enclosed valley setting with the A4058 and rail links connecting it to the valleys and to Cardiff.
The town is best known for its role in the mining era and the 1910–11 industrial disturbances commonly called the Tonypandy riots, and that history still shapes local identity with memorials, choirs and community projects marking the coalfields’ legacy. Since pit closures the area has seen economic change and regeneration efforts, with a resilient, close-knit community and continuing cultural interest in Welsh language and valley traditions.
Postcode districts covering Tonypandy
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 14.2 miles
- Swansea 21.1 miles
- Newport 21.2 miles
- Barry 16.7 miles
- Bridgend 8.6 miles
- Cwmbran Central 18.5 miles
- Cwmbrân 18.4 miles
- Neath 16 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 9.8 miles
- Coity Higher 7.6 miles
- Pontypool 18.9 miles
- Briton Ferry 15.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pen-y-graig Parish 0.6 miles
- Trealaw Ward 0.9 miles
- Cwm Clydach Parish 1.1 miles
- Llwyn-y-pia Ward 1.4 miles
- Gilfach Goch Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Rhondda Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Ystrad Ward 2 miles
- Ynyshir Parish 2 miles
- Tylorstown and Ynyshir Ward 2.1 miles
- Cymmer Parish 2.1 miles
- Hendreforgan Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Wattstown Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Tonypandy
CF40 1JT, CF40 1DE, CF40 1TQ, CF40 2PJ, CF40 2PU, CF40 1PG, CF40 2QU, CF40 1TA, CF40 2RF … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 15.8 miles
- Bristol Airport 35.6 miles
- Tonypandy Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Dinas Rhondda Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels near Tonypandy Ad
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 9 miles
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 6.6 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 7.5 miles
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 8.3 miles
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 6.7 miles
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 5.3 miles
- The White Lion 8.7 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 3 2.9 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 9.3 miles
Schools in Tonypandy
- Alaw Primary School Primary
- Cwmclydach Community Primary School Primary
- S.S.Gabriel and Raphael Prim Primary
- Trealaw County Primary School Primary
- Williamstown Primary Primary
- Ysgol Nantgwyn All ages
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 3 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 4.8 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 4.8 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 8.8 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 11.8 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 12.9 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 13.8 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 14.6 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 14.7 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 14.8 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 14.9 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 15 miles