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

Administrative divisions

Electoral wards

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

Communities

City Centre

Main article: Cardiff city centre

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

Civic Centre

Main article: Cathays Park

The Civic Centre is built from white Portland stone, and location of much of:

Cardiff Bay

Main article: 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 a high-profile area of living, shopping, dining and culture attractions, such as:

Cardiff International Sports Village

Main article: Cardiff International Sports Village

The International Sports Village is a work in progress in Cardiff, with additional sporting and retail sites being added every so often.

Buildings

Covered markets and shopping centres

Main article: List of shopping arcades in Cardiff

Leisure centres

Main article: Leisure centres in Cardiff

Public libraries

Main article: Libraries in Cardiff

Police stations

Historical

Communities that no longer exist

Notable buildings that no longer exist

Geographical

Rivers and waterways[edit]

Rivers
Canals
Weirs
Lakes and reservoirs

Woods

Educational establishments

Higher Education[edit]

Further Education[edit]

Primary and Secondary Education[edit]

Adamsdown
Birchgrove
Butetown
Caerau
Canton
Cathays
Coryton
Creigiau
Cyncoed
Ely
Fairwater
Gabalfa
Grangetown
Heath
Lisvane
Llandaff
Llandaff North
Llanedeyrn
Llanishen
Llanrumney
Pentwyn
Pentyrch
Penylan
Pontprennau
Radyr & Morganstown
Rhiwbina
Riverside
Roath
Rumney
Splott
Thornhill
Tongwynlais
Tremorfa
Trowbridge
Whitchurch

Parks

Archaeological sites

Retail parks

Transport

Main article: Transport in Cardiff

Public transport hubs

Major roads

Railway lines

Railway stations

Cycle routes

Walking routes

Bridges

Shipping

Airports

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

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Roath library will not be sold off – but only if community group take it over and keep it as a library". Wales Online. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. ^ thefreelibrary.com, article from South Wales Echo Avana to close city bakery TOMORROW... 17 June 2003 (viewed 2011-10-09)
  4. ^ "Central Hotel to get new lease of life". Wales Online. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. ^ R.C.A.H.M.W. website ELY PAPER MILLS;ELY PAPER WORKS, ELY, CARDIFF dated 10 June 2010 (viewed 2011-10-09)
  6. ^ a b Blake, A. Cardiff’s great Victorian architecture is 'under threat’ South Wales Echo, 30 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  7. ^ "184 tobacco jobs go at city plant". BBC. 27 November 2007.
  8. ^ a b "33 fascinating pictures of cardiff". 21 June 2015.
  9. ^ "CORPORATION BATHS, GUILDFORD CRESCENT, CARDIFF". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. ^ The City Parish of St John webpages THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CARDIFF CITY PARISH page undated (viewed 2011-10-09)
  11. ^ Jones, Bryan "Canton" The Chalfont Publishing Company (1995), p.111
  12. ^ a b c d "Shop in Cardiff". Cardiff & Co. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
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