Sophia Gardens

The Cardiff Wales Stadium, which is part of Sophia Gardens Cardiff, is a cricket stadium in , . It is located in on the . It is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and is listed as an international Test cricket venue.
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  • Type: Stadium
  • Description: Cricket Stadium in Cardiff, Wales
  • Also known as: “Cardiff Wales Stadium”, “Sophia Gardens Stadium”, and “SWALEC Stadium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Millennium Stadium and Sport Wales National Centre.

Stadium
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The , known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of in . It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Sophia Gardens.

Sports venue
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The is a sports facility in , , set up to assist the development of elite athletes in Wales. The centre, owned and operated by Sport Wales, was established by the then Sports Council for Wales in 1971 as the National Sports Centre for Wales. is situated 610 feet southeast of Sophia Gardens.

Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of , . The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Sophia Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Maindy.

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed 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.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of , . Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and .

Neighborhood
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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.

Sophia Gardens

Latitude
51.48747° or 51° 29′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.19188° or 3° 11′ 31″ west
Operator
Cardiff City Council
Open location code
9C3RFRP5+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 779005346
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­cricket
Wiki­data ID
Q7395150
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Sophia Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sophia Gardens (krieketveld)”
  • Afrikaans: “Sophia Gardens”
  • Bengali: “সোফিয়া গার্ডেন্স”
  • German: “Sophia Gardens”
  • Hindi: “सोफिया गार्डन्स स्टेडियम”
  • Italian: “Sophia Gardens”
  • Japanese: “SWALECスタジアム”
  • Malayalam: “സോഫിയ ഗാർഡൻസ് ക്രിക്കറ്റ് സ്റ്റേഡിയം”
  • Marathi: “सोफिया गार्डन्स”
  • Panjabi: “ਸੋਫੀਆ ਗਾਰਡਨਜ਼ (ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟ ਮੈਦਾਨ)”
  • Panjabi: “ਸੋਫੀਆ ਗਾਰਡਨਜ਼”
  • Urdu: “صوفیا گارڈنز”
  • Welsh: “Gerddi Soffia (maes criced)”
  • Welsh: “Gerddi Sophia”
  • Welsh: “Stadiwm SWALEC”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوفیا گارڈنز (کرکٹ گراؤنڈ)”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوفیا گارڈنز”

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Highlights include Discover Leeks Pavilion and Members Stand.

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