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  1. Pontypridd

Where is Pontypridd?

Pontypridd is located in the county of Mid Glamorgan, Wales, three miles east of the town of Porth, 15 miles west of the major city of Newport, 11 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 139 miles west of London. Pontypridd lies two miles south-west of the Gwent border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Pontypridd falls within the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is in the CF37 postcode district. The post town for Pontypridd is Pontypridd.

Pontypridd on a map

Map showing extent of Pontypridd as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Pontypridd
Map showing location of Pontypridd within the UK
Location of Pontypridd within the UK

Which county is Pontypridd in?

Pontypridd is in the ceremonial county of Mid Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Ceremonial CountyMid Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyRhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf

Where is Pontypridd in Mid Glamorgan?

Pontypridd is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Mid Glamorgan, and towards the easternmost extremity of Mid Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Pontypridd within Mid Glamorgan
Location of Pontypridd within Mid Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Pontypridd?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pontypridd is CF37 2BN.

Where is Pontypridd in CF37?

Pontypridd is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF37 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF37 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pontypridd within CF37
Location of Pontypridd within CF37

What is the post town for Pontypridd?

The post town for Pontypridd is Pontypridd. Pontypridd is in the CF37 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontypridd.

What is the latitude and longitude of Pontypridd?

The centre of Pontypridd is located at position 51.60216° latitude and -3.34189° longitude.

Latitude51.60216°
Longitude-3.34189°

What is the easting and northing of Pontypridd?

The centre of Pontypridd is located at the grid reference easting 307160 and northing 190112 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting307160
Northing190112

What are the nearest towns to Pontypridd?

Position of Pontypridd relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Pontypridd to the centre of the town.

east
3m
Pontypridd is 3 miles east of Porth
south
3m
Pontypridd is 3 miles south of Abercynon
north
4m
Pontypridd is 4 miles north of Llantrisant
east
4m
Pontypridd is 4 miles east of Tonypandy
south
5m
Pontypridd is 5 miles south of Treharris
north-east
5m
Pontypridd is 5 miles north-east of Talbot Green
south-west
5m
Pontypridd is 5 miles south-west of Ystrad Mynach
west
6m
Pontypridd is 6 miles west of Caerphilly
south
6m
Pontypridd is 6 miles south of Mountain Ash
south-east
6m
Pontypridd is 6 miles south-east of Ferndale

What are the nearest cities to Pontypridd?

Position of Pontypridd relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Pontypridd to the centre of the city.

north-west
11m
Pontypridd is 11 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
15m
Pontypridd is 15 miles west of Newport
east
26m
Pontypridd is 26 miles east of Swansea
west
34m
Pontypridd is 34 miles west of Bristol
north-west
41m
Pontypridd is 41 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
41m
Pontypridd is 41 miles south-west of Hereford
west
45m
Pontypridd is 45 miles west of Bath
west
50m
Pontypridd is 50 miles west of Gloucester
north
61m
Pontypridd is 61 miles north of Exeter
south-west
63m
Pontypridd is 63 miles south-west of Worcester

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