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River Taff

The River Taff is a river in . It rises in the as two rivers, the Taf Fechan and the Taf Fawr before becoming one just north of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pontcanna Fields & Llandaff Fields and Llandaff Cathedral.

Recreation area
Photo: Welshleprechaun, Public domain.
Pontcanna Fields & Llandaff Fields are two urban green spaces that adjoin each other in Cardiff, Wales, covering 157 acres and 70 acres respectively. They are situated on the western banks of the River Taff and to the east of and northeast of .

Church
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a cathedral and parish church in , , Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Diocese of Llandaff.

Stadium
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The Cardiff Wales Stadium, which is part of Cardiff, is a cricket stadium in , . It is located in on the River Taff. It is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and is listed as an international Test cricket venue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maindy and Castle Quarter.

Suburb
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of the city of , . Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and .

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.

Suburb
is a district of the city of stretching between and the interchange, along the A469 road. It centres on a crossroads dominated by the pub which also lies between Heath and .

River Taff

Latitude
51.49446° or 51° 29′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.20234° or 3° 12′ 8″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9C3RFQVX+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 175232946
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2636329
Wiki­data ID
Q19700
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“River Taff” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Taff”
  • Basque: “Taff ibaia”
  • Bavarian: “River Taff”
  • Belarusian: “Таф”
  • Breton: “Stêr Taf”
  • Catalan: “Taff”
  • Cebuano: “River Taff”
  • Chinese: “塔夫河”
  • Cornish: “Avon Tav”
  • Czech: “Taff”
  • Dutch: “Taff”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاف”
  • Estonian: “Taff”
  • French: “Taf”
  • Galician: “Taff”
  • German: “River Taff”
  • German: “Taff”
  • Hebrew: “טף (ויילס)”
  • Hebrew: “טף”
  • Irish: “An Taf”
  • Italian: “Taf”
  • Italian: “Taff”
  • Ladin: “Taff”
  • Latin: “Tavia”
  • Lithuanian: “Tafas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taff”
  • Polish: “Taff”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Taff”
  • Russian: “Таф”
  • Russian: “Тафф”
  • Serbian: “Таф”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Taff”
  • Slovak: “Taff”
  • Slovenian: “Taff”
  • Spanish: “Río Taff”
  • Spanish: “Taff”
  • Swahili: “Mto Taff”
  • Swedish: “River Taff”
  • Ukrainian: “Тафф”
  • Uzbek: “Daryo Taff”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Taff”
  • Welsh: “Afon Taf”
  • Western Frisian: “Taff”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cardiff Horse Riding School and Gabalfa Woods.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Taff”. Photo: Libby, CC BY 3.0.