Penarth
Sign in to savePenarth ( , ) is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Cardiff South and Penarth
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.official_name
- Penarth
- UK place.community_wales
- Penarth
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- South Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Cardiff South & Penarth
- UK place.post_town
- PENARTH
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF64
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
- UK place.dial_code
- 029
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST185715
- UK place.population
- 22,083
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
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Article
41 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- Victorian developments
- Penarth Dock
- Penarth Pier
- Wartime Penarth
- Early changes
- Military developments
- Air raids
- Operation Overlord
- Aftermath
- The town today
- Economy
- Governance
- Town council
- Vale of Glamorgan Council
- Westminster
- Welsh Government
- Geography
- Sea shore
- Soils
- Cliffs
- Demography
- Regeneration of the seafront and town centre
- Landmarks and attractions
- Alexandra Gardens, Windsor Gardens and the Italian Gardens
- Education
- Secondary schools
- Junior and nursery provision
- Religious sites
- Lost religious buildings
- Sports and recreation
- Transport
- Overseas connections
- Notable people
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Penarth ( , ) is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay.
Penarth is a seaside resort in the Cardiff Urban Area, and the second largest town in the Vale of Glamorgan, next only to the administrative centre of Barry.