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Gabalfa

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St Marks church, Gabalfa, Cardiff geograph.org.uk 1462652
St Marks church, Gabalfa, Cardiff geograph.org.uk 1462652

Gabalfa (English: , 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 fly over 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', which is 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. The area was first heavily developed in the 1880s, with most of the characteristic terraced housing originating from the next 30 years of construction.The area around St. Joseph's Church near to Companies House is known as 'the Colonies' due to the number of street names after former British colonies, including Australia Road, Newfoundland Road and many more.

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Gabalfa
Batchelor Road, Cardiff Maindy

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N 51.5 ° E -3.204 °
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Batchelor Road

Batchelor Road
CF14 3AX Cardiff, Maindy
Wales, United Kingdom
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