Tongwynlais
Sign in to saveTongwynlais () is a village and community in the north of Cardiff, Wales, north of the M4 motorway in the Taff Valley. It is notable as the location of the hillside landmark, Castell Coch. The population as of the 2011 census was 1,871.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Tongwynlais is referenced by 140 other articles, and connects out to association football, Wales and list of sovereign states.
Vinony files it under Communities in Cardiff and Villages in Cardiff.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cardiff
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Cardiff North
- UK place.official_name
- Tongwynlais
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Cardiff
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- South Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Cardiff North
- UK place.post_town
- CARDIFF
- UK place.postcode_district
- CF15
- UK place.postcode_area
- CF
- UK place.dial_code
- 029
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST136819
- UK place.population
- 1,871
- UK place.static_image_name
- Tongwynlais, UK - panoramio.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Merthyr Road, with St Michael and All Angels Church in the background.
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- 240pxMap of the community
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Tongwynlais
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cardiff
- Population
- 1871
- Image
- Castell Coch 2018.jpg
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- OS grid reference
- ST136819
- Commons category
- Tongwynlais
- historic county
- Glamorgan
- P8168
- 23-centimeter band
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Overview
- Government
- Castell Coch
- Places of worship
- Music
- Images
- References
- External links
Tongwynlais () is a village and community in the north of Cardiff, Wales, north of the M4 motorway in the Taff Valley. It is notable as the location of the hillside landmark, Castell Coch. The population as of the 2011 census was 1,871.
==Toponymy== The name Tongwynlais is believed to be derived from the word meaning 'ley land', i.e. 'pasture, grassland or unploughed land'; and Gwynlais, the name of the stream that runs through the village, Nant Gwynlais, thus "pasture by the Gwynlais". Gwynlais means pure voice in Welsh. (See also Tonna.)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tongwynlais” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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