River Ely
The River Ely is in South Wales flowing generally southeast, from Tonyrefail to Cardiff. The river is about 24 miles long. The Ely's numerous sources lie in the mountains to the south of Tonypandy, near the town of Tonyrefail, rising in the eastern slopes of Mynydd Penygraig and Mynydd y Gilfach and the western slopes of Mynydd Dinas, whose eastern slopes feed the Rhondda by Porth.Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grangemoor Park and Cardiff City Stadium.
Grangemoor Park
Park
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grangemoor Park is a public park located between the River Ely and Cardiff Bay Retail Park in the Grangetown area of Cardiff, Wales. Prior to development of the park the area was a landfill site for household waste, which closed in 1994.
Cardiff City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardiff City Stadium is a stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. It is the home of Cardiff City and the Wales national team. Following expansion of the Ninian Stand in July 2014, the stadium officially holds 33,280 supporters.
Grangetown railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grangetown railway station is a railway station serving the Grangetown district of Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line 1 mile south west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry, Penarth and Barry Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leckwith and Grangetown.
Leckwith
Suburb
Photo: Seth Whales, Public domain.
Leckwith is an area in the west of Cardiff that includes parts of the communities of Canton and Grangetown.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.
Cardiff Bay
Suburb
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely.
River Ely
- Type: River
- Description: river in south Wales
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45719° or 51° 27′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.19141° or 3° 11′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C3RFR45+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493543068OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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Satellite Map
Discover River Ely from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“River Ely” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Elai”
- Breton: “Elái”
- Catalan: “Ely”
- Cebuano: “River Ely”
- Cornish: “Avon Eli”
- French: “Ely”
- Irish: “Afon Elái”
- Slovenian: “Ely”
- Swedish: “River Ely”
- Welsh: “Afon Elai”
- Welsh: “Afon Elái”
- Welsh: “Elai”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Windsor Quay and Cardiff International Sports Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Ely Railway Bridge and Grangetown Viaduct.
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