Garth Wood

Garth Wood is a hill in , , and has an elevation of 591 feet. Garth Wood is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castell Coch and Taffs Well railway station.

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

Railway station
is a railway station serving the village of , , , as well as neighbouring Gwaelod-y-Garth, .

Peak
is a hill located in between the communities of and in . The Garth can be seen from nearly the whole of the city of and the Taff Valley, and on a sunny, clear day as far as across the in southwest England and north to in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwaelod-y-Garth and Morganstown.

Village
is a village in the community of , in .

Suburb
is a part of the community of in the north of , just over 5 miles northwest of Cardiff city centre and separated from to the south by the M4 motorway.

Suburb
Photo: TR001, CC BY 3.0.
is an outer suburb of , about 4 miles northwest of Cardiff city centre. is part of Community, for which the 2011 Census recorded a population of 6,417. is north of , on the other side of the M4 Motorway. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Garth Wood.

Garth Wood

Latitude
51.53482° or 51° 32′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.27024° or 3° 16′ 13″ west
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Open location code
9C3RGPMH+WW
Geo­Names ID
12620653
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