Goetre Fawr
Ward in Monmouthshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.751, -2.998 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 31 06 |
| Dialling code: | 01495 (Pontypool) |
Goetre Fawr is a largely rural ward in Monmouthshire, south‑east Wales, characterised by rolling farmland, hedgerow‑lined lanes and pockets of village settlement. The landscape offers views across river valleys and nearby uplands, and its mix of small villages, working farms and woodland gives it a quiet, semi‑rural character while remaining within reach of larger market towns.
Community life in Goetre Fawr is village‑centred, with active parish and community groups, village halls and local sports clubs; the local economy leans on agriculture and small businesses, with many residents commuting to nearby centres for work. Historic farmhouses and churches hint at a long rural past, and the countryside is popular with walkers and cyclists seeking quieter routes and attractive Monmouthshire scenery.
Postcode districts covering Goetre Fawr
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 18.9 miles
- Newport 11.5 miles
- Tonypandy 21.8 miles
- Hereford 24.4 miles
- Cwmbran Central 7.3 miles
- Cwmbrân 7.2 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 16.3 miles
- Pontypool 4.1 miles
- Ebbw Vale 9.5 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 9.5 miles
- Ebbw Vale South 9 miles
- Aberdare 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Penperlleni Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Mamhilad Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Trevethin Parish 3 miles
- Trevethin and Penygarn Ward 3 miles
- Gobion Fawr Ward 3 miles
- Abersychan Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Llanbadoc and Usk Ward 3.8 miles
- New Inn Parish 3.9 miles
- Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon Ward 4 miles
- Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood Ward 4 miles
- Blaenavon Built-up area 4 miles
- Pontypool Built-up area 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Goetre Fawr
NP4 0AZ, NP4 8RQ, NP7 9ED, NP4 0AT, NP7 9YD, NP7 9DW, NP7 9DR, NP7 9EH, NP7 9DP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 28.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 28.6 miles
- Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Abergavenny Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Goetre Fawr Ad
- The Kings Head Hotel 4 5 miles
- Best Western Pontypool Metro Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Little Crown Inn 4 3.7 miles
- Pontypool 3 4 miles
- Premier Inn Pontypool 3 4 miles
- Plas Derwen 3 4.3 miles
- The Kings Arms Hotel 5 miles
- Roadhouse Llanwenarth 5.4 miles
- Premier Inn Abergavenny 3 4.6 miles
- The Angel Hotel 4 4.9 miles
Schools in Goetre Fawr
- Goytre Fawr Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Pontypool Park Stadium 3.7 miles
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 4.1 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 7.5 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 9.6 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 12.2 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 12.4 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 12.7 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 13.1 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 15.2 miles
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 15.7 miles