Gabalfa

Gabalfa
St Marks Church, Gabalfa
Gabalfa is located in Cardiff
Gabalfa
Gabalfa
Location within Cardiff
Population8,790 (2011)[1]
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARDIFF
Postcode districtCF14
Dialling code+44-29
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
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51°30′00″N 3°12′14″W / 51.500°N 3.204°W / 51.500; -3.204

Gabalfa (English: /ɡəˈbælvə/, Welsh pronunciation: [ɡaˈbalva]) is a district and community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is characterised by a four-lane flyover road at the Gabalfa Interchange, where the A48 road meets the A470 road (North Road) which leads from Cardiff to northern Wales, and the A469 road (Caerphilly Road).

The name is derived from the Welsh Ceubalfa, literally translated as 'place of the boat'. It was formerly the site of a ferry crossing across the River Taff, upon which a school is now built.[2] The area was first heavily developed in the 1880s, with most of the characteristic terraced housing originating from the next 30 years of construction.[3]

The area around St. Joseph's Church near to Companies House is known as 'the Colonies' due to a number of streets named after former British colonies, including Australia Road and Newfoundland Road.

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Gabalfa". Streets of Cardiff. BBC Wales. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Gabalfa". National Museum Cardiff. Retrieved 22 August 2019.