Ystradowen
Built-up area in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.49, -3.42 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 01 77 |
| Dialling code: | 01656 (Bridgend) |
Ystradowen is a small, rural village in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, set among the Vale’s rolling farmland and limestone countryside. The name combines Welsh elements meaning roughly “Owain’s valley,” which hints at the village’s gentle, undulating setting a few miles north‑west of Cowbridge and within easy commuting distance of Cardiff.
Life in Ystradowen is typically village‑centred: a mix of traditional cottages and newer homes, a local community spirit, and an economy still tied to agriculture alongside residents who commute to nearby towns. Historic farmsteads and 19th‑century buildings give the place a quiet character, and its lanes and hedgerows are popular with walkers and anyone looking for countryside within reach of the city.
Postcode districts covering Ystradowen
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Swansea 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Newport 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Weston-super-Mare 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Tonypandy 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Barry 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Bridgend 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Cwmbran Central 20 miles32.1 km
- Cwmbrân 20 miles32.1 km
- Neath 21 miles33.8 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Coity Higher 6.4 miles10.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Welsh St. Donats Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Penllyn Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Llanharry Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Brynsadler Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Pendoylan Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Pontyclun West Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cowbridge Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Pontyclun Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Pont-y-clun Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Pontyclun Central Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Brynna and Llanharan Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Ystradowen
CF71 7TY, CF71 7SF, CF71 7SR, CF71 7SG, CF71 7TQ, CF71 7TE, CF71 7TU, CF71 7TX, CF71 7SE … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Bristol Airport 31.1 miles50 km
- Pontyclun Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Llanharan Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Ystradowen Ad
- The White Lion 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Bear Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Vale Resort 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Cae Court Hotel 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Vale Park Hotel 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 7.4 miles12 km
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 9.9 miles15.9 km
Local points of interest
- Hensol Castle Estate 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 4.3 miles7 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Barry Harbour Harbour 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 10.4 miles16.7 km