Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm
Parish in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.633, -3.365 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 05 93 |
| Population: | 3,503 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
The community of Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm in Rhondda Cynon Taf sits up in the South Wales Valleys, close to Pontypridd and within the Cynon Valley. Ynysybwl grew in the 19th century as a coal‑mining village and still shows that industrial past in terraced streets, former pit sites and local memorials, while Coed-y-cwm (literally “wood of the valley”) keeps a more rural, wooded character with streams and accessible countryside walks.
Today the area blends post‑industrial life with a strong local culture: community halls, a rugby club and brass‑band and chapel traditions remain important, and many residents commute to nearby towns while small businesses and outdoor recreation gradually replace mining as the economic focus. The landscape and surviving industrial heritage make it of interest to walkers, local historians and anyone exploring the social history of the South Wales Valleys.
Postcode districts covering Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 12.1 miles
- Swansea 25 miles
- Newport 17.5 miles
- Tonypandy 4.1 miles
- Barry 16.3 miles
- Bridgend 12.1 miles
- Cwmbran Central 14.4 miles
- Cwmbrân 14.4 miles
- Neath 19.7 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 8 miles
- Coity Higher 11.2 miles
- Pontypool 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ynysybwl Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Glyn-coch Ward 1.4 miles
- Abercynon Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Porth Built-up area 2 miles
- Pontypridd Town Ward 2.1 miles
- Ynyshir Parish 2.2 miles
- Cilfynydd Ward 2.2 miles
- Wattstown Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Trallwng Ward 2.4 miles
- Cymer Ward 2.6 miles
- Graig and Pontypridd West Ward 2.6 miles
- Penrhiw-ceibr Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm
CF37 3EQ, CF37 3HW, CF37 3EJ, CF37 3NS, CF37 3ES, CF37 3JD, CF37 3HD, CF37 3LA, CF37 3ET … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 16.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 32.7 miles
- Trehafod Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Abercynon Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm Ad
- Llechwen Hall 3 2.5 miles
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 4 2 miles
- Cresselly Inn 3.4 miles
- Lanelay Hall Hotel & Spa 6.9 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 5 8.7 miles
- Premier Inn Aberdare 3 4.8 miles
- Pencelli Hotel 6.4 miles
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa 4 7 miles
- Wingfield Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Brewers Lodge 3 7.2 miles
Schools in Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm
- Trerobart Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 2.3 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 5.9 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 7.1 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 9.2 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 9.8 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 10.9 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.8 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 13.1 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 13.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.2 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13.3 miles