Penylan

This article is about the community in Cardiff. For other places, see Pen-y-Lan.

Penylan
Community
St Andrew's Church
Penylan is located in Cardiff
Penylan
Penylan
Location within Cardiff
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Cardiff

51°30′00″N 3°09′40″W / 51.500°N 3.161°W / 51.500; -3.161

Penylan is a district and community in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, known for its Edwardian era period houses and spacious tree lined roads and avenues.

Situated to both the north and south of the A48 dual carriageway, it is one of the most affluent districts of Cardiff,[citation needed] 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.

Penylan has a number of large parks, including the southern part of Roath Park, and is one of the greenest areas in Cardiff.[citation needed] It is served by Penylan Library.

Penylan Synagogue was opened in 1955, and closed in 2003 when a new synagogue had been built in nearby Cyncoed Gardens.[1]

Governance

Penylan is both an electoral ward, and a community of the City of Cardiff. There is no community council for the area. The electoral ward of Penylan falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff East. It is bounded by the wards of Cyncoed to the northwest; Pentwyn to the north; Llanrumney to the northeast; Rumney to the east; Splott to the southeast; Adamsdown to the south; and Plasnewydd to the southwest.

A proposal to amend the ward boundaries for the creation of a new ward 'Ty Gwyn' north of the A48 will not be carried forward.[2]

Landmarks

References

  1. ^ "History". Cardiff United Synagogue. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ^ "CARDIFF COMMUNITY BOUNDARY REVIEW" (PDF). City of Cardiff Council. March 2015.