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Cathays

Cathays is a district and community in the centre of , capital of . It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is densely populated and contains many Victorian terraced houses.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathays Methodist Church and Millennium Stadium.

Church
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is a Methodist church, located in Cathays, Cardiff. It is a Grade II listed building. It is part of the East Cluster in the Methodist Church in Cardiff and Caerphilly.

Stadium
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The , known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of . Located in , it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has also held Wales national football team games.

Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of , . The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maindy and Castle Quarter.

Suburb
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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.

Neighborhood
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was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.

Cathays

Latitude
51.49322° or 51° 29′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.17825° or 3° 10′ 42″ west
Population
19,200
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
9C3RFRVC+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 260095155
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2653515
Wiki­data ID
Q5052160
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Cathays” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cathays”
  • Breton: “Cathays”
  • Catalan: “Cathays”
  • Cebuano: “Cathays”
  • Chinese: “Cathays”
  • Cornish: “Cathays”
  • French: “Cathays”
  • German: “Cathays”
  • Greek: “Καταίυς”
  • Irish: “Cathays”
  • Italian: “Cathays”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Cathays”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cathays”
  • Spanish: “Cathays”
  • Swedish: “Cathays”
  • Welsh: “Cathays”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Citizen Church Cathays and Minny Street Welsh Independent Chapel.

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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 “Cathays”. Photo: Zureks, CC BY-SA 3.0.