Penylan is a district in the east

Cardiff East

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 of Cardiff

Cardiff

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, the capital city

Capital City

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 of Wales

Wales

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, known for its Victorian era

Victorian era

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 period houses and spacious tree lined roads and avenues

Avenue (landscape)

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.

Situated to both the north and south of the A48

A48 road

The A48 is a major trunk road in Great Britain. It runs from the A40 at Highnam west of Gloucester to the A40 at Carmarthen. Before the construction of the M4 motorway and the first Severn Bridge in the mid 1960s it was the principal route into South Wales. For most of its journey through Wales,...

 dual carriageway, it is one of the most affluent districts of Cardiff, although subdivision of the large Victorian period properties is starting to occur in the areas at the south end of the ward, mimicking the trend in neighbouring Plasnewydd

Plasnewydd

Plasnewydd is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff Central. It is bounded by the wards of Cyncoed to the north; Penylan to the northeast; Adamsdown to the southwest; and Cathays to the west. It mainly covers the district of Roath.-External...

.

Penylan has a number of large park

Park

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s, including the southern part of Roath Park

Roath Park

Roath Park Cardiff, Wales, is one of Cardiff's most popular parks, owned by Cardiff County Council and managed by the Parks Section. It retains a classic Victorian atmosphere and has many facilities. The park has recently been awarded the prestigious Green Flag award to recognise its high quality...

, and is one of the greenest areas in Cardiff. It is also known for its very strong sense of community

Community

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, largely due to the parks, road layouts, churches, and local post office

Post office

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s and newsagent

Newsagent

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s. It is served by Penylan Library.

Penylan Synagogue

Synagogue

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 was opened in 1955, and closed in 2003 when a new synagogue had been built in nearby Cyncoed

Cyncoed

Cyncoed is a community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Located in the north east of the city, Cyncoed is one of the most affluent suburbs of Cardiff, and of Wales in general. It has some of the highest property prices in Wales...

 Gardens. Despite this, Penylan retains the largest Jewish population of Cardiff, which although well down on its heyday, numbers about 350 (just over 35% of the population) out of approximately 1000 in the entire city.

Governance

The electoral ward of Penylan falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff Central

Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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. It is bounded by the wards of Cyncoed

Cyncoed

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 to the northeast; Pentwyn

Pentwyn, Cardiff

Pentwyn is a district in the east of Cardiff, Wales, located northeast of the city centre.- Amenities :Pentwyn has three pubs : The Village Inn, Hollybush and The Grand Slam. Pentwyn has its own shopping centre which has a Post Office, newsagent, fish and chips Shop, Pentwyn Balti, Betfred and the...

 to the north; Llanrumney

Llanrumney

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 to the northeast; Rumney

Rumney, Cardiff

Rumney is a district in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It lies east of the Rhymney River, and is historically part of Monmouthshire...

 to the east; Splott to the southeast; Adamsdown

Adamsdown

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 to the south; and Plasnewydd

Plasnewydd

Plasnewydd is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff Central. It is bounded by the wards of Cyncoed to the north; Penylan to the northeast; Adamsdown to the southwest; and Cathays to the west. It mainly covers the district of Roath.-External...

 to the southwest.

Landmarks

• Waterloo Gardens Shops [Sands Hairdressers, Lifestyle Stores, Post Office, Waterloo Gardens Tea House]
• Numerous parks
• Penylan Library
• Roath Church House and Scout Hall
• St Margaret
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  's Parish Church
  Parish church
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• Marlborough Road Primary School
• Penylan Quarry
  Penylan Quarry
  Penylan Quarry is a quarry and a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Penylan, Cardiff, south Wales. It is a notable paleontological site, containing fossil trilobits and silurian brachiopods....