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Pentwyn has a small shopping centre which includes a One Stop convenience store, fish and chips shop, Indian takeaway, Chinese takeaway and betting shop. The convenience store included a post office until its closure in 2022. [2] Pentwyn Retail Park, situated off the A48 junction near the district, hosts several other stores and food outlets. [3]
Cardiff Mental Hospital, later Whitchurch Hospital, opened in 1908. Velindre Hospital opened in 1956. In 1898 and 1922, parts of Whitchurch were absorbed into Cardiff, becoming amalgamated as a suburb of the City of Cardiff in 1967. [3] Between 1951 and 1961, the population of the parish rose from 19,827 to 27,325.
Cardiff Bridge (River Taff) - also known as Canton Bridge; Cardiff Intersection Bridge (railway, Valley Lines crosses over the South Wales Main Line; Clarence Bridge (River Taff) Crwys Road Bridge (Over Railway, Cathays) Ely Bridge; Fairoak Road Bridge (Under Railway, Cathays) Leckwith Bridges (River Ely), a medieval bridge and its 20th century ...
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais (Welsh: Yr Eglwys Newydd a Thongwynlais) is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It covers some or all of the following areas: Coryton , Tongwynlais and Whitchurch in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North .
It is situated 5 miles (8 km) north of Cardiff city centre and 7 miles (11 km) south of Pontypridd. The surrounding towns and villages are Pentyrch and Radyr to the west, Taffs Well and Caerphilly to the north, and Rhiwbina and Whitchurch to the south. Tongwynlais became part of Cardiff in 1974 when Cardiff was expanded northwestwards.
Birchgrove (Welsh: Llwynfedw) is a district of the city of Cardiff stretching between Llanishen and the Gabalfa interchange, along the A469 Caerphilly road. It centres on a crossroads dominated by the Birchgrove pub which also lies between Heath and Whitchurch. Heath Park and University Hospital of Wales adjoin.
Southeastern Pasadena refers to the neighborhoods east of Marengo Avenue and Downtown Pasadena, south of Downtown and the 210 Freeway, and west of Eaton Wash. Southeast Pasadena is served by Metro Local lines 180, 267 and 662. It is also served by Pasadena Transit routes 10, 20 and 60 and Foothill Transit line 187.
Between 1883 and 1909 the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (later Cardiff University) was founded and based on Newport Road. [3] The stretch between Cardiff city centre and the CRI is now dominated by high-rise buildings and office blocks, including Eastgate House , Holland House and offices used as the headquarters of South ...