This is a listing of places in Cardiff, county and capital city of Wales.
Administrative divisions
Electoral wards
This is a list of electoral wards covered by Cardiff Council:
Communities
City Centre
The city centre is Cardiff's main shopping area, the sixth largest in the UK. It is also the location of historical and cultural attractions such as:
Civic Centre
The Civic Centre is built from white Portland stone, and location of much of: Cardiff University National Museum and Gallery of Wales Cardiff City Hall Crown Buildings Cardiff Crown Court Temple of Peace
Cardiff Bay
Formerly called Tiger Bay, this was where the world's first million-pound cheque was signed and was the centre of the global coal industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 1980s the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was set up to redevelop the area and has since been transformed into a high-profile area of living, shopping, dining and culture attractions, such as:
Red Dragon Centre Mermaid Quay Wales Millennium Centre Senedd Techniquest The Coal Exchange St David's Hotel & Spa Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
Cardiff International Sports Village
The International Sports Village is a work in progress in Cardiff, with additional sporting and retail sites being added every so often.
Cardiff International Pool Cardiff International White Water Cardiff Arena Ice Arena Wales
Buildings
Covered markets and shopping centres
Leisure centres
Public libraries
Police stations Cardiff Bay (area headquarters) Cardiff Central
Historical
Communities that no longer exist Crockherbtown Newtown Temperance Town Tredegarville
Notable buildings that no longer exist
Geographical
Rivers and waterways Rivers River Taff River Ely Rhymney River Canals Bute Docks Feeder Glamorganshire Canal Melingriffith Feeder Canal (Whitchurch) Weirs Blackweir Llandaff weir Radyr Weir Lakes and reservoirs Roath Park Lake Llanishen Reservoir Pentwyn Lake
Woods Plymouth woods Leckwith woods Long Wood (Forest farm)
Educational establishments
Higher Education Cardiff University Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly UWIC) University of South Wales (formerly University of Glamorgan and University of Wales, Newport) Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama St. Michael's College, Llandaff (theological college)
Further Education Cardiff and Vale College St David's Catholic College Cardiff Sixth Form College
Primary and Secondary Education
Adamsdown Adamsdown Primary School Stacey Primary School Tredegarville Primary School
Birchgrove Birchgrove Primary School
Butetown Mount Stuart Primary School St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School St Mary The Virgin Church in Wales Primary School Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad
Caerau Glyn Derw High School Woodlands High School Riverbank School Millbank Primary School Trelai Primary School Caerau Infant School Cwrt-Yr-Ala Junior School
Canton Fitzalan High School Lansdowne Primary School Radnor Primary School Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna Severn Infant School Severn Junior School
Cathays Cathays High School Gladstone Primary School Cardiff Muslim Primary School St Monica's Church in Wales Primary School
Coryton Coryton Primary School
Creigiau Cregiau Primary School
Cyncoed Cardiff High School Lakeside Primary School Rhydypenau Primary School
Ely Michaelston Community College (Formerly Glan Ely High School) Herbert Thompson Primary School St Fagan's Church in Wales Primary School St Francis Roman Catholic Primary School Hywel Dda Infant School Hywel Dda Junior School Windsor Clive Infant School Windsor Clive Junior School
Fairwater Bishop Hannon High School (closed 1987) Cantonian High School Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr Fairwater Primary School Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School Pentrebane Primary School Peter Lea Primary School Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof
Gabalfa Allensbank Primary School Gabalfa Primary School Ysgol Mynydd Bychan St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School St Monica's Church in Wales Primary School
Grangetown Grangetown Primary School Ninian Park Primary School St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School St Paul's Church in Wales Primary School
Heath Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary School
Lisvane Corpus Christi Roman Catholic High School Llysfaen Primary School
Llandaff The Cathedral School, Llandaff Howell's School, Llandaff Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School Llandaff Church in Wales Primary School Ysgol Pencae Danescourt Infant School Danescourt Junior School
Llandaff North Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf Meadowbank School Hawthorn Infant School Hawthorn Junior School
Llanedeyrn Llanedeyrn High School Llanedeyrn Primary School
Llanishen Llanishen High School Cefn Onn Primary School Christ the King Roman Catholic Primary School Coed Glas Primary School Ysgol Y Wern The Court School
Llanrumney Llanrumney High School Bryn Hafod Primary School Glan-yr-Afon Primary School Pen-y-Bryn Primary School St Cadoc's Roman Catholic Primary School St Mellon's Church in Wales Primary School Ysgol Bro Eirwg
Pentwyn All Saints Primary School Bryn Celyn Primary School The Hollies School Springwood Primary School St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School St David's Church in Wales Primary School St Peter Evan's Roman Catholic Primary School Ysgol Y Berllan Deg Glyncoed Infant & Nursery School Glyncoed Junior School St Philip Evans Roman Catholic Primary School
Pentyrch Pentyrch Primary School Ysgol Gynradd Gwaelod Y Garth Primary School
Penylan St Teilo's Church in Wales High School Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern Ty Gwyn School Marlborough Infant School Marlborough Junior School
Pontprennau Pontprennau Primary School
Radyr & Morganstown Radyr Comprehensive School Bryn Deri Primary School Radyr Primary School
Rhiwbina Greenhill School Llanishen Fach Primary School Rhiwbeina Primary School Greenhill School
Riverside Kitchener Primary School St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Roath Albany Primary School St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School Taibah Muslim Primary School St Anne's Church in Wales Infant School
Rumney Eastern High School, Cardiff St Illtyd's Catholic High School Greenway Primary School Rumney Primary School
Splott Baden Powell Primary School Moorland Primary School St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Ysgol Glan Morfa
Thornhill Thornhill Primary School
Tongwynlais Tongwynlais Primary School
Tremorfa Willows High School
Trowbridge Bishop Childs Church in Wales Primary School Meadowlane Primary School Oakfield Primary School St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Primary School Willowbrook Primary School Trowbridge Primary School
Whitchurch Whitchurch High School Eglwys Newydd Primary School Eglwys Wen Primary School Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd
Parks
Archaeological sites Cardiff Castle Castell Coch Morganstown Castle Mound Twmpath Castle The Priory (Bute park) The Friary (foundations removed to build the Capital Tower)
Retail parks
Transport
Public transport hubs Cardiff Central railway station Cardiff Queen Street railway station Radyr railway station Cardiff Bus Interchange Cardiff Coach Station, Sophia Gardens
Major roads
A4055 road A4232 road A470 road A48 road A4161 road A48(M) motorway Cowbridge Road East/West M4 motorway Newport Road
Railway lines
Railway stations
Cycle routes Taff Trail Ely Trail Rhymney Trail Lôn Las Cymru (National Cycle Network: Route 8) National Cycle Network: Route 88
Walking routes Cardiff Centenary Walk
Bridges
Shipping Cardiff Bay (leisure boats and local ferries) Penarth Marina
Airports Cardiff Heliport
(Cardiff International Airport and the military base RAF St Athan are both located in the neighbouring Vale of Glamorgan)
See also List of cultural venues in Cardiff List of places in Wales List of standardised Welsh place-names in Cardiff
References