Whitchurch

Whitchurch is a suburb and community in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is approximately 3 miles north of the centre of the city on the A470 road and A4054 road.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llandaff Cathedral and Castell Coch.

Llandaff Cathedral

Church

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llandaff Cathedral is a Church in Wales cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.

Castell Coch is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of Tongwynlais in Wales. The first castle on the site was built by the Normans after 1081 to protect the newly conquered town of Cardiff and control the route along the River Taff.

Danescourt railway station

Railway station

Photo: Backifran, CC BY 2.5.

Danescourt railway station is a railway station serving the Danescourt suburb of Cardiff, Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caerphilly and Ely.

Caerphilly

Photo: Marco Usan, CC BY 3.0.

Caerphilly is a town and community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain.

Ely

Suburb

Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ely is a district and community in Cardiff, Wales. It is to the north of Cowbridge Road West. Caerau defines the boundary to the south as does the River Ely to the east and in part to the north. Ely is situated 2½ miles south of Whitchurch.

Whitchurch

Type: Locality
Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.5153° or 51° 30′ 55″ north

Longitude

-3.227° or 3° 13′ 37″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Open location code

9C3RGQ8F+45

GeoNames ID

7294256

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