Cardiff Central police station
Cardiff Central police station is a 20th-century police station located in Cathays Park in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. Previously the South Wales Police's Eastern Division headquarters, the police station is currently responsible for policing the city centre.- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Police station
- Description: Police station in Cardiff, Wales
- Also known as: “Cardiff Central Police Station”
- Address: King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Castle and Millennium Stadium.
Cardiff Castle
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Cardiff Castle is situated 1,000 feet south of Cardiff Central police station.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. Millennium Stadium is situated 2,500 feet south of Cardiff Central police station.
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
University
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is the National Conservatoire of Wales, located in Cardiff, Wales, providing professional training for actors, musicians, designers, technicians and arts management. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is situated 860 feet northwest of Cardiff Central police station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter 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.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown 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.
Maindy
Suburb
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maindy is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and Gabalfa.
Cardiff Central police station
- Category: building
- Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48515° or 51° 29′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.18089° or 3° 10′ 51″ westLevels
6Height
72 feet (22 metres)Operator
South Wales PoliceOpen location code
9C3RFRP9+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 56019130OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=policeOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q42377659
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In Other Languages
“Cardiff Central police station” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Gorsaf Heddlu Ganolog Caerdydd”
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Highlights include Cardiff Crown Court and Cardiff University - Glamorgan Building.
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