Western Cemetery
Western Cemetery is a major cemetery located in the western suburb of Ely, Cardiff, Wales. It is located near the Culverhouse Cross roundabout on the A48 road west of the city and provides burial facilities for people of all faiths.Photo: caroline n, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Cardiff, Wales
- Also known as: “Western Cemetery, Ely”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Fagans National Museum of History and Caerau Hillfort.
St Fagans National Museum of History
Park
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. St Fagans National Museum of History is situated 1¼ miles north of Western Cemetery.
Caerau Hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caerau Hillfort is a large triangular multivallate Iron Age hillfort, built on a previously occupied Neolithic site, occupying the western tip of an extensive ridge-top plateau in the western suburbs of Caerau and Ely, Cardiff, Wales. Caerau Hillfort is situated 4,100 feet east of Western Cemetery.
Pencaerau Primary school
School
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pencaerau Primary school is situated 2,300 feet east of Western Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ely and Twyn-yr-Odyn.
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.
Twyn-yr-Odyn
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twyn-yr-Odyn is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales, just beyond the territorial border of western Cardiff. It lies just southwest of Culverhouse Cross, very close to Wenvoe and St Lythans.
Caerau
Suburb
Photo: Welshleprechaun, Public domain.
Caerau is a community in the west of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. Often considered part of Wenvoe by gully, Heol Trelai is the main road or avenue, lined with large trees.
Western Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.47085° or 51° 28′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.26597° or 3° 15′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C3RFPCM+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 22742820OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7987701
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In Other Languages
“Western Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Mynwent y Gorllewin, Trelai”
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Highlights include Green Farm Park and Jewish Cemetery.
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