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Old St Mellons

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Old St Mellons (Welsh: Pentre Llaneirwg) is a village, a community and a civil parish on the eastern edge of Cardiff, Wales. Lying to the east of the Rhymney River, it forms part of the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is separated from the modern St Mellons suburb by the main road to Newport – the Newport Road (B4487) – and which was formerly the A48 road. The population of the community in 2011 was 2,367 and one of the smallest in Cardiff.

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N 51.53 ° E -3.112 °
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Wern Fawr Lane

Wern Fawr Lane
CF3 5XA Cardiff, Old St. Mellons
Wales, United Kingdom
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