Tredegar
Built-up area in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.773, -3.253 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 13 09 |
| Population: | 14,855 |
| Dialling code: | 01685 (Merthyr Tydfil) |
Tredegar in Blaenau Gwent sits in the steep-sided Sirhowy Valley in the South Wales Valleys. The town expanded rapidly in the 19th century around coal, iron and steel industries, and the built environment - rows of terraced housing and old works sites along the valley floor - still reflects that industrial past amid reclaimed hillsides and winding valley lanes.
Tredegar is widely known as the birthplace of Aneurin Bevan, whose experience with the local Tredegar Medical Aid Society helped shape the NHS, and his memory remains important locally. Today the town mixes community traditions - rugby, brass bands and the Victorian charm of Bedwellty Park with its conservatory and bandstand - with ongoing regeneration, public‑sector employment and small‑scale industry as it adjusts from its heavy‑industrial roots.
Postcode districts covering Tredegar
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 19 miles
- Newport 18 miles
- Tonypandy 14 miles
- Bridgend 22.6 miles
- Cwmbran Central 13 miles
- Cwmbrân 12.8 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 5.7 miles
- Coity Higher 21.6 miles
- Pontypool 10.8 miles
- Ebbw Vale 1.6 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 1.8 miles
- Ebbw Vale South 2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Georgetown Ward 1.2 miles
- Sirhowy Ward 1.4 miles
- Rhymney Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Ebbw Vale Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Moriah and Pontlottyn Ward 1.8 miles
- Ebbw Vale North Parish 1.8 miles
- Ebbw Vale South Parish 2 miles
- Twyn Carno Ward 2 miles
- Rassau Parish 2.1 miles
- Abertysswg Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Badminton Parish 2.2 miles
- Rassau and Garnlydan Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Tredegar
NP22 4BX, NP22 3HR, NP22 3TN, NP22 4PE, NP22 3EZ, NP22 3RZ, NP22 3PT, NP22 3JU, NP22 4JJ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 26.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 35.4 miles
- Rhymney Bridge Station 1.8 miles
- Pontlottyn Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Tredegar Ad
- Tredegar Arms Hotel 3 0.4 miles
- Rhymney House hotel 1.8 miles
- OYO Prince of Wales Country Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- Best Western Ebbw Vale 3 2 miles
- Prince of Wales - Tredegar 1.6 miles
- Lord Nelson Hotel 2.1 miles
- Premier Inn Ebbw Vale 3 2.6 miles
- Bessemer Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- The Butchers Arms - Grill Pub and Bunkhouse 3 5.1 miles
- The Tiger Inn 5.5 miles
Schools in Tredegar
- Bryn Bach Primary School Primary
- Deighton Junior and Infants Primary
- Georgetown Junior and Infants Primary
- Glanhowy Primary School Primary
- St. Joseph's R.C. Primary Primary
- Tredegar Comprehensive School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 7.1 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 10.6 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 11 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 12.5 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 13.5 miles
- Black Mountains Mountains 14.6 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 15.1 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 15.3 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 16.6 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 16.8 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 17.5 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 18.6 miles