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Fairwater

Fairwater is a district and community in the west of , capital of . It is located a few miles from Culverhouse Cross which connects Cardiff to the M4 motorway. The population taken at the 2011 census was 12,981.
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Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 13,100 residents
  • Description: settlement and community in Cardiff, Wales
  • Also known as: “Fairwater, Cardiff”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cardiff City Stadium and Llandaff Cathedral.

Stadium
Photo: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a stadium in the area of , 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. is situated 2 miles southeast of Fairwater.

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.

Park
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in , Cardiff, Wales, chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ely and Whitchurch.

Suburb
Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district and community in , . It is to the north of Cowbridge Road West. defines the boundary to the south as does the River to the east and in part to the north.

Suburb
Photo: Welshleprechaun, Public domain.
is a suburb and community in the north of , capital of . It is approximately 3 miles north of the centre of the city on the A470 road and A4054 road.

Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district and community in the south of , capital of . It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by , and . is situated 3 miles southeast of Fairwater.

Fairwater

Latitude
51.4943° or 51° 29′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.2395° or 3° 14′ 22″ west
Population
13,100
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
9C3RFQV6+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1013759616
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7296186
Wiki­data ID
Q5430901
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Fairwater” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fairwater (Cardiff)”
  • Basque: “Fairwater”
  • Catalan: “Tyllgoed”
  • Cebuano: “Fairwater (komunidad sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Wales, Cardiff)”
  • Cebuano: “Fairwater”
  • Chinese: “Fairwater”
  • Cornish: “Tyllgoed”
  • French: “Fairwater”
  • Irish: “Tyllgoed”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Fairwater (Cardiff)”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tyllgoed”
  • Swedish: “Fairwater, Cardiff”
  • Swedish: “Fairwater”
  • Welsh: “Fairwater, Caerdydd”
  • Welsh: “Tyllgoed”
  • Welsh: “y Tyllgoed”
  • Welsh: “Y Tyllgoed”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fairwater Park and Cardiff Ski & Snowboard Centre.

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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 “Fairwater”. Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.