Tonyrefail
Parish in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.583, -3.423 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 01 88 |
| Population: | 9,317 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Tonyrefail is a former mining village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, set in the gentle valleys of South Wales and within easy driving distance of Cardiff. It occupies a mix of terraced streets and more recent housing on valley sides, with surrounding wooded hills that offer straightforward access to countryside walks while remaining linked to larger towns and transport routes.
Raised by the 19th-century coal boom, Tonyrefail retains a strong local identity with community halls, chapels and grassroots sport playing a big part in social life. The local economy is now mixed - small retail, light industry and many commuters - while ongoing regeneration and an interest in Welsh language and heritage shape the village’s cultural and social scene.
Postcode districts covering Tonyrefail
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 11.8 miles
- Swansea 22.7 miles
- Newport 19.7 miles
- Tonypandy 2.6 miles
- Barry 14.1 miles
- Bridgend 8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 17.4 miles
- Cwmbrân 17.4 miles
- Neath 18 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 11.5 miles
- Coity Higher 7.1 miles
- Pontypool 18.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tonyrefail Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Tonyrefail East Ward 0.6 miles
- Tonyrefail West Ward 0.7 miles
- Cymmer Parish 1.5 miles
- Cymer Ward 1.7 miles
- Hendreforgan Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Pen-y-graig Parish 2.2 miles
- Porth Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Gilfach Goch Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Tonypandy Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Trealaw Ward 2.8 miles
- Graig and Pontypridd West Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Tonyrefail
CF40 1NW, CF39 8LX, CF39 8LG, CF39 8PR, CF39 8PN, CF39 8EZ, CF39 8DT, CF39 8DR, CF39 8HS … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 13.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 33.3 miles
- Porth Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Dinas Rhondda Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Tonyrefail Ad
- Lanelay Hall Hotel & Spa 3.5 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 4 2.3 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 5 5.7 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant hotel 3 3.1 miles
- High Corner Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant 3 3.4 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 6.3 miles
- Vale Resort 4 6.4 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Bridgend Cardiff M4 2.5 7.6 miles
Schools in Tonyrefail
- Cwmlai Primary Primary
- Tonyrefail Community School All ages
- Tref-y-Rhyg Primary School Primary
- Williamstown Primary Primary
- Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tonyrefail Primary
Local points of interest
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 2.2 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 3.4 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 4.2 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 6.2 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 9.2 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 11 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 12.1 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 12.2 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.4 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 12.8 miles