Tonyrefail East (Dwyrain Tonyrefail)
Ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.578, -3.41 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 02 87 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Tonyrefail East is the eastern ward covering part of the village of Tonyrefail in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It sits in the valley of the River Ely with surrounding ridgelines and green spaces; the area is largely residential with a mix of traditional terraced housing and more modern estates, local shops and community facilities, and decent road links that make commuting to nearby towns and Cardiff common.
The ward has a strong post‑industrial heritage, shaped by 19th and 20th‑century coal mining, and that history still informs local identity and built form. Today the community revolves around schools, sports clubs and voluntary groups, with pockets of regeneration alongside enduring social and economic challenges, and a continuing cultural life that blends Welsh language and local traditions.
Postcode districts covering Tonyrefail East
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 11.2 miles
- Swansea 23.3 miles
- Newport 19.1 miles
- Tonypandy 3.2 miles
- Barry 13.5 miles
- Bridgend 8.2 miles
- Cwmbran Central 17 miles
- Cwmbrân 17 miles
- Neath 18.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 11.8 miles
- Coity Higher 7.4 miles
- Pontypool 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tonyrefail Built-up area 1 mile
- Tonyrefail West Ward 1.3 miles
- Cymmer Parish 1.7 miles
- Cymer Ward 1.8 miles
- Porth Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Hendreforgan Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Llantrisant Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Graig and Pontypridd West Ward 2.7 miles
- Llantrisant and Talbot Green Ward 2.7 miles
- Pen-y-graig Parish 2.7 miles
- Beddau and Tyn-y-nant Ward 2.8 miles
- Beddau Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Tonyrefail East
CF72 8LQ, CF39 8NG, CF39 8YY, CF39 8AB, CF39 8GA, CF39 8LN, CF39 8NF, CF39 8LA, CF39 8LH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 12.9 miles
- Bristol Airport 32.7 miles
- Porth Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Trehafod Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Tonyrefail East Ad
- Lanelay Hall Hotel & Spa 3 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 5 5.2 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 4 2.3 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant 3 2.8 miles
- High Corner Hotel 4 3 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 6.2 miles
- Vale Resort 4 5.9 miles
- Haveli Hotel 2 3.3 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 6.6 miles
Schools in Tonyrefail East
- Cwmlai Primary Primary
- Tref-y-Rhyg Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tonyrefail Primary
Local points of interest
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 1.8 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 3.1 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 4.9 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 5.7 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 8.6 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 10.4 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 11.5 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 11.7 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 12 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 12 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 12.1 miles