List of places in Cardiff

This is a listing of places in Cardiff, capital city of Wales.

Contents 1 Administrative divisions 1.1 Electoral wards 1.2 Communities 1.3 Sections 2 City Centre 2.1 Civic Centre 3 Cardiff Bay 4 Buildings 4.1 Covered markets and shopping centres 4.2 Leisure centres 4.3 Libraries 4.4 Police stations 5 Geographical 5.1 Rivers and waterways 6 Educational establishments 6.1 Higher Education 6.2 Further Education 6.3 Primary and Secondary Education 6.3.1 Adamsdown 6.3.2 Birchgrove 6.3.3 Butetown 6.3.4 Caerau 6.3.5 Canton 6.3.6 Cathays 6.3.7 Coryton 6.3.8 Creigiau 6.3.9 Cyncoed 6.3.10 Ely 6.3.11 Fairwater 6.3.12 Gabalfa 6.3.13 Grangetown 6.3.14 Heath 6.3.15 Lisvane 6.3.16 Llandaff 6.3.17 Llandaff North 6.3.18 Llanederyn 6.3.19 Llanishen 6.3.20 Llanrumney 6.3.21 Pentwyn 6.3.22 Pentyrch 6.3.23 Penylan 6.3.24 Radyr & Morganstown 6.3.25 Rhiwbina 6.3.26 Riverside 6.3.27 Roath 6.3.28 Rumney 6.3.29 Splott 6.3.30 Thornhill 6.3.31 Tongwynlais 6.3.32 Tremorfa 6.3.33 Trowbridge 6.3.34 Whitchurch 7 Parks 8 Archaeological sites 9 Retail parks 10 Transport 10.1 Public transport hubs 10.2 Major roads 10.3 Railway lines 10.4 Railway stations 10.4.1 Passenger Stations 10.5 Cycle routes 10.6 Walkways 10.7 Shipping 10.8 Airports 11 See also

Administrative divisions

Electoral wards

This is a list of electoral wards covered by Cardiff City Council:

Adamsdown Butetown Caerau Canton Cathays Creigiau & St. Fagans Cyncoed Ely

Fairwater Gabalfa Grangetown Heath Llandaff North Llanishen Lisvane Llandaff

Llanrumney Pentwyn Pentyrch Penylan Plasnewydd Pontprennau & Old St. Mellons Radyr & Morganstown Rhiwbina

Riverside Rumney Splott Trowbridge Whitchurch & Tongwynlais

Communities

Adamsdown Butetown Caerau Canton Cathays City Centre Culverhouse Cross Cyncoed Danescourt

Ely Fairwater Gabalfa Grangetown Heath Lisvane Llandaff Llandaff North Llanishen

Llanrumney Old St. Mellons Pentwyn Pentyrch Plasnewydd Pontprennau Radyr and Morganstown Rhiwbina Riverside

Roath Rumney Splott St Fagans Thornhill Tongwynlais Trowbridge Whitchurch

Sections

• Cardiff North
• Cardiff South
• Cardiff West
• Cardiff East
• Cardiff Central

City Centre

The city centre is Cardiff's main shopping area, the eighth largest in the UK. It is also the location of historical and cultural attractions such as:

• Cardiff Castle
• Millennium Stadium
• New Theatre
• St David's Hall
• Sherman Theatre
• Victorian Arcades (listed under covered shopping malls)
• Queens Arcade
• Capitol Centre
• St. David's Shopping Centre

Civic Centre

The Civic Centre crafted out of white Portland stone and location of much of:

• Cardiff University
• National Museum and Gallery of Wales
• Cardiff City Hall
• Crown Buildings
• Cardiff Crown Court
• Temple of Peace

Cardiff Bay

Formerly called Tiger Bay, this was where the world's first million-pound cheque was signed and was the centre of the global coal industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 1980s the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was set up to redevelop the area and has since been transformed into an high profile area of living, shopping, dining and culture attractions, such as:

• Red Dragon Centre
• Mermaid Quay
• Wales Millennium Centre
• Senedd
• Techniquest
• The Coal Exchange
• St David's Hotel & Spa
• Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
• Cardiff International Sports Village
• Cardiff International Pool
• Cardiff Bay Retail Park

Buildings

Covered markets and shopping centres

• Cardiff Market
• Capitol Centre
• Queens Arcade Shopping Centre
• St. David's Shopping Centre
• Royal Arcade, Cardiff
• Castle Arcade
• Morgan Arcade
• High Street Arcade
• Duke Street Arcade
• Dominions Arcade

Leisure centres

• Eastern Leisure Centre
• Fairwater Leisure Centre
• Llanishen Leisure Centre
• Western Leisure Centre
• Pentwyn Leisure Centre
• Channel View Leisure Centre

Libraries

• Canton Library
• Cathays Library
• Central Library
• Ely Library
• Fairwater Library
• Grangetown Library
• Llandaff North Library
• Llanedeyrn Library
• Llanishen Library
• Llanrumney Library
• Penylan Library
• Radyr Library
• Roath Library
• Rhiwbina Library
• Rhydypennau Library
• Rumney Library
• Splott Library
• St Mellons Library
• Tongwynlais Library
• Whitchurch Library

Police stations

• Canton police station
• Cardiff Bay police station
• Cardiff Central police station (area headquarters)
• Ely police station
• Fairwater police station
• Llanedeyrn police station
• Llanishen police station
• Radyr police station
• Roath police station
• Rumney police station
• Whitchurch police station

Geographical

Rivers and waterways

• River Taff
• River Ely
• Rhymney River

Educational establishments

Higher Education

• Cardiff University
• University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
• University of Glamorgan
• Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Further Education

• Coleg Glan Hafren
• St Davids Catholic College

Primary and Secondary Education

Adamsdown

• Adamsdown Primary School
• Stacey Primary School
• Tredegarville Primary School

Birchgrove

• Birchgrove Primary School

Butetown

• Mount Stuart Primary School
• St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St Mary The Virgin Church in Wales Primary School

Caerau

• Glyn Derw High School
• Mary Immaculate High School
• Woodlands High School
• Riverbank School
• Millbank Primary School
• Trelai Primary School
• Caerau Infant School
• Cwrt-Yr-Ala Junior School

Canton

• Fitzalan High School
• Lansdowne Primary School
• Radnor Primary School
• Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch
• Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna
• Severn Infant School
• Severn Junior School

Cathays

• Cathays High School
• Gladstone Primary School
• Cardiff Muslim Primary School
• St Monica's Church in Wales Primary School

Coryton

• Coryton Primary School

Creigiau

• Cregiau Primary School

Cyncoed

• Cardiff High School
• Lakeside Primary School
• Rhydypenau Primary School

Ely

• Michaelston Community College (Formerly Glan Ely High School)
• Herbert Thompson Primary School
• St Fagan's Church in Wales Primary School
• St Francis Roman Catholic Primary School
• Hywel Dda Infant School
• Hywel Dda Junior School
• Windsor Clive Infant School
• Windsor Clive Junior School
• Mary Immaculate High School

Fairwater

• Cantonian High School
• Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School
• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr
• Fairwater Primary School
• Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School
• Pentrebane Primary School
• Peter Lea Primary School
• Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof

Gabalfa

• Cathays High School
• Allensbank Primary School
• Gabalfa Primary School
• Ysgol Mynydd Bychan
• St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St Monica's Church in Wales Primary School

Grangetown

• Grangetown Primary School
• Ninian Park Primary School
• St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St Paul's Church in Wales Primary School

Heath

• Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary School

Lisvane

• Corpus Christi Roman Catholic High School
• Llysfaen Primary School

Llandaff

• The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School
• Llandaff Church in Wales Primary School
• Ysgol Pencae
• Danescourt Infant School
• Danescourt Junior School

Llandaff North

• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf
• Meadowbank School
• Hawthorn Infant School
• Hawthorn Junior School

Llanederyn

• Llanederyn High School
• Llanederyn Primary School

Llanishen

• Llanishen High School
• Cefn Onn Primary School
• Christ the King Roman Catholic Primary School
• Coed Glas Primary School
• Ysgol Y Wern
• The Court School

Llanrumney

• Llanrumney High School
• Bryn Hafod Primary School
• Glan-yr-Afon Primary School
• Pen-y-Bryn Primary School
• St Cadoc's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St Mellon's Church in Wales Primary School
• Ysgol Bro Eirwg

Pentwyn

• All Saints Primary School
• Bryn Celyn Primary School
• The Hollies School
• Springwood Primary School
• St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St David's Church in Wales Primary School
• St Peter Evan's Roman Catholic Primary School
• Ysgol Y Berllan Deg
• Glyncoed Infant & Nursery School
• Glyncoed Junior School
• St Philip Evans Roman Catholic Primary School

Pentyrch

• Pentyrch Primary School
• Ysgol Gynradd Gwaelod Y Garth Primary School

Penylan

• St Teilos Church in Wales High School
• Ty Gwyn School
• Marlborough Infant School
• Marlborough Junior School

Radyr & Morganstown

• Radyr Comprehensive School
• Bryn Deri Primary School
• Radyr Primary School

Rhiwbina

• Greenhill School
• Llanishen Fach Primary School
• Rhiwbeina Primary School
• Greenhill School

Riverside

• Kitchener Primary School
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Roath

• Albany Primary School
• St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School
• Taibah Muslim Primary School
• St Anne's Church in Wales Infant School

Rumney

• Rumney High School
• St. Illtyd's Catholic High School
• Greenway Primary School
• Rumney Infant School
• Rumney Junior School

Splott

• Willows High School
• Baden Powell Primary School
• Moorland Primary School
• St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School
• Ysgol Glan Morfa

Thornhill

• Thornhill Primary School

Tongwynlais

• Tongwynlais Primary School

Tremorfa

• Willows High School

Trowbridge

• Bishop Childs Church in Wales Primary School
• Meadowlane Primary School
• Oakfield Primary School
• St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Primary School
• Willowbrook Primary School
• Trowbridge Infant School
• Trowbridge Junior School

Whitchurch

• Whitchurch High School
• Eglwys Newydd Primary School
• Eglwys Wen Primary School
• Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd

Parks

• Bute Park
• Cathays Park
• Coopers Field
• Roath Park
• Thompson's Park
• Victoria Park
• Heath Park
• Caedelyn Park
• Gorsedd Gardens
• Hamadryad Park
• Cefn Onn Country Park

Archaeological sites

• Cardiff Castle
• Castell Coch

Retail parks

• Wenvoe Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross

- Homebase, Cardiff Fabric Superstore, Benson Beds

• Valegate Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross

- Comet, MFI, McDonald's, Mothercare World, Carpet Right

• Brooklands Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross

- PC World, Allied Carpets, Burger King, Currys

• Cardiff Lifestyle Shopping Park, Llanishen

- Marks & Spencer Simply Food, Boots, Laura Ashley, Starbucks, Homesense, JJB Sports, MiFit

• Capital Retail Park, Leckwith (under construction)

- Asda, Costco, JJB Sports, M&S Food & Home, ScS, Next Home, Hobbycraft, Mamas and Papas, Subway, Greggs, Ladbrokes, GAME, Smyths toy store, Costa Coffee

• Cardiff Bay Retail Park, Cardiff Bay

- Ikea, Asda, JD Sports, Brantano, Sports Direct, Pets at Home, Boots, Argos Extra, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, First Choice, Staples, British Home Stores, Frankie & Benny's, Starbucks Drive Thru

• The Avenue Retail Park, Newport Road

- Homebase, Magnet, Marks & Spencer Simply Food, Matalan

• Cardiff Gate Retail Park, Pontprennau

- Scs, Dfs, Harveys, Bensons Beds, B&Q, Asda, McDonalds

• Many large stores following the out of town format along Newport Road

Transport

Public transport hubs

• Cardiff Central railway station
• Cardiff Queen Street railway station
• Cardiff Central bus station
• Radyr railway station
• Dumfries Place
• Greyfriars Street

Major roads

• A470 road
• A48 road
• A48(M) motorway
• M4 motorway
• A4232 road

Railway lines

• South Wales Main Line
• Valley Lines
  • Maesteg Line
  • Vale Line
  • City Line
  • Rhondda Line
  • Merthyr Line
  • Coryton Line
  • Rhymney Line
  • Butetown Branch

Railway stations

Passenger Stations

• Birchgrove
• Bay
• Central
• Queen Street
• Cathays
• Coryton
• Danescourt
• Fairwater
• Grangetown
• Heath High Level
• Heath Low Level
• Lisvane and Thornhill
• Llandaf
• Llanishen
• Ninian Park (for Cardiff City FC)
• Radyr
• Rhiwbina
• Ty Glas
• Waun-Gron Park
• Whitchurch

Cycle routes

• Ely Valley Trail (proposed)
• Lôn Las Cymru (National Cycle Network: Route 8)
• (National Cycle Network: Route 88)
• Taff Trail, The

Walkways

• Cardiff Centenary Walk

Shipping

• Cardiff Bay (leisure boats and local ferries)
  • Penarth Marina

Airports

• Cardiff Heliport

(Cardiff International Airport and the military base RAF St Athan are both located in the neighbouring Vale of Glamorgan)

See also

• List of cultural venues in Cardiff
• List of places in Wales

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