Penylan
Penylan is a district and community in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, known for its Edwardian era period houses and spacious tree lined roads and avenues.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cardiff United Synagogue and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern.
St Andrews United Reformed Church, Roath
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tremorfa and Maindy.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination… Castle Quarter is situated 2 miles southwest of Penylan.
Penylan
- Type: Suburb with 12,900 residents
- Description: district and community of Cardiff, Wales
- Categories: district, community, and locality
- Location: Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50148° or 51° 30′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.15633° or 3° 9′ 23″ west
Population
12,900
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
9C3RGR2V+HF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Penylan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Penylan”
- Bulgarian: “Пенйлан”
- Catalan: “Pen-y-lan”
- Cebuano: “Penylan”
- Cornish: “Pen-y-lan”
- French: “Penylan”
- Irish: “Pen-y-lan”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Penylan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Pen-y-lan”
- Swedish: “Penylan”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-lan”
- Welsh: “Penylan”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Roath and Llanedeyrn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Penylan Road Bridge and The Retreat Bridge.
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Worth a closer look: Swansea and Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.
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