Trealaw
Ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.623, -3.441 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 00 92 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Trealaw is a community and electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, sitting in the heart of the South Wales coalfield within the Rhondda Valley. The area grew up in the 19th century around the pits and still shows that industrial heritage in its rows of Victorian and Edwardian terraced housing, chapel buildings and miners’ institutes; the landscape is a mix of steep valley sides and settled streets, close to neighbouring towns such as Tonypandy and Porth.
Like much of the former coalfield its economy and social fabric were reshaped by pit closures in the 20th century, and the ward today combines ongoing regeneration projects, local shops and community organisations with a strong sense of local identity and cultural life typical of the Valleys. Good road and rail links give relatively straightforward access to Cardiff and the wider region, while local history and community events continue to mark the area’s mining past.
Postcode districts covering Trealaw
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 14 miles
- Swansea 21.7 miles
- Newport 20.6 miles
- Tonypandy 0.9 miles
- Barry 16.9 miles
- Bridgend 9.5 miles
- Cwmbran Central 17.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 17.7 miles
- Neath 16.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 9 miles
- Coity Higher 8.5 miles
- Pontypool 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pen-y-graig Parish 0.8 miles
- Tonypandy Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Llwyn-y-pia Ward 1 mile
- Ynyshir Parish 1.2 miles
- Tylorstown and Ynyshir Ward 1.2 miles
- Wattstown Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Tylorstown Parish 1.5 miles
- Tylorstown and Pontygwaith Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Cwm Clydach Parish 1.5 miles
- Porth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Rhondda Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cymmer Parish 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Trealaw
CF40 2UF, CF40 2UZ, CF40 2US, CF40 2UL, CF40 2QE, CF40 2UW, CF40 2LQ, CF40 2UY, CF40 2UQ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 16.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 35.2 miles
- Dinas Rhondda Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Tonypandy Railway Station 0.4 miles
Hotels near Trealaw Ad
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 4 2.3 miles
- Llechwen Hall 3 5.8 miles
- Pencelli Hotel 3.7 miles
- Lanelay Hall Hotel & Spa 6.3 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 5 8.5 miles
- Cresselly Inn 5 miles
- Premier Inn Aberdare 3 5.4 miles
- High Corner Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant hotel 3 5.9 miles
- Premier Inn Llantrisant 3 6.1 miles
Schools in Trealaw
- Alaw Primary School Primary
- Trealaw County Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 3.9 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 4.2 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 5 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 9.1 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 11.8 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 12.4 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 14.5 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 14.6 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 14.6 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 14.7 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 14.9 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 14.9 miles