Pontypool Fawr sits at the heart of Torfaen in south-east Wales, effectively covering the town centre of Pontypool with its mix of retail streets, civic buildings and residential streets. The ward has a compact, urban feel with local shops, community facilities and a range of housing, and serves as a focal point for local services and council activity in the area.
Historically the town grew with the iron and tinplate industries and is known for a distinctive japanning tradition that decorated metalware; remnants of that industrial past sit alongside green spaces such as Pontypool Park with its shell grotto and parkland. Community life is shaped by local events, small businesses and ongoing regeneration efforts, while the ward benefits from proximity to the preserved industrial landscapes around Blaenavon and easy commuting links to nearby cities such as Newport and Cardiff.
Postcode districts covering Pontypool Fawr
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 14.2 miles
- Newport 8.8 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 24.6 miles
- Tonypandy 17.6 miles
- Barry 21.5 miles
- Bridgend 25 miles
- Cwmbran Central 3.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 3.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 13.9 miles
- Coity Higher 24.1 miles
- Pontypool 1.4 miles
- Ebbw Vale 8.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pen Tranch Parish 0.9 miles
- Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood Ward 1.2 miles
- Pontymoile Parish 1.2 miles
- Pontypool Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Trevethin Parish 1.8 miles
- Trevethin and Penygarn Ward 1.8 miles
- Panteg Parish 1.9 miles
- Upper Cwmbran Parish 2.4 miles
- Abersychan Built-up area 2.4 miles
- New Inn Parish 2.6 miles
- Pontnewydd Parish 2.7 miles
- Swffryd Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Pontypool Fawr
NP4 6LU, NP11 5BR, NP4 6DE, NP4 6HL, NP4 8DB, NP4 5RY, NP4 6XG, NP4 6UH, NP4 6JT … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 23.8 miles
- Bristol Airport 26.3 miles
- Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Llanhilleth Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Pontypool Fawr Ad
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 2 miles
- Parkway Hotel & Spa 4 4.8 miles
- The Kings Head, Usk 7 miles
- The Castle Inn 7.1 miles
- Tŷ Newport 4 8.8 miles
- The Priory Hotel and Restaurant 4 7.7 miles
- Newbridge on Usk 4 8.2 miles
- The Glen Yr Afon House Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Mercure Newport Hotel 4 8.1 miles
- Brewers Lodge 3 6.3 miles
Schools in Pontypool Fawr
- George Street Primary School Primary
- Padre Pio RC Primary School Primary
- St. Albans R.C. High School Secondary
- West Monmouth School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Pontypool Park Stadium 1.4 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 4.1 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 5.4 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 9.1 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 10.4 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 13.7 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 15.1 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 15.3 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 15.3 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 15.5 miles