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Pontcanna (Welsh for 'pont bridge + Canna') is an inner-city district and community in the west of Cardiff, Wales.It is located adjecent to Canton, Cardiff.It is also located a short distance to the city centre, and its borders are approximately indicated by Western Avenue, the River Taff, Cowbridge Road East and Llandaff Road.
Llandaff Fields were purchased for Cardiff Council from the mill-owning Thompson Family in 1898. The park is located on a historically important route between the city centre and Llandaff. [6] In 1860, an extension of the park northwards for athletic purposes was announced, and took place in 1879, merging with Pontcanna Fields.
Avana Bakery (Grangetown) [3] National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park; Cardiff Central bus station, Central Square (demolished 2008); Central Hotel, Penarth Road/St Mary Street, a Grade II listed hotel which closed after 120 years and was gutted by fire in 2003. [4]
The communities of Cardiff in 2024. The City and County of Cardiff is a county in the south-east of Wales.It is one of the 22 principal areas of Wales.. Communities are the lowest tier of local government in Wales.
However, Pontcanna saw itself as distinctly different, with its smart Victorian houses and villas surrounding Cathedral Road despite these existing in other, 'less desirable', parts of Riverside like Fitzhamon Embankment or Lower Cathedral Road. [2] [3] In November 2016 the northern two-thirds of the ward became a separate Pontcanna community ...
Riverside (Welsh: Glan yr Afon) is an inner-city area and community of Cardiff, Wales, next to the River Taff. Riverside is also the name of the electoral ward, which includes the district of Pontcanna, to the north. The population of the community in 2011 was 13,771. Pontcanna was removed from the community in 2016. [1] [2]
It is located adjacent to Pontcanna. Canton is one of the most ethnically diverse of Cardiff's suburbs, with a significant Pakistani and Indian population. The total population of Canton increased to 14,304 at the 2011 census. It is also the most Welsh-speaking district of central Cardiff, with 19.1% of the population speaking Welsh. [2]
The event was set up in 2006 and initially took place on a small scale outside the Mochyn Du pub near the city centre. [1] Since 2012 it has been held at Cardiff Castle [1] or in Bute Park, [2] though in July 2017 it took place in Llandaff Fields in Pontcanna.