Roath

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Roath Brook flowing through Roath Park in the snow
Roath Brook flowing through Roath Park in the snow

Roath (Welsh: Y Rhath) is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its main shopping streets are Albany Road, City Road, and Wellfield Road.

The name is believed to originate from Irish ráth, 'fort'.

Of interest is the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, built in 1870 on the site of an earlier Norman chapel. The new Gothic revival church, designed by Llandaff architect John Prichard on a Greek Cross plan, was financed totally by the third Marquess of Bute, in spite of his conversion to Catholicism in 1868. Inside is an opulent mausoleum housing tombs of nine members of the Bute family, including the First Marquess and his wives. The tower of St Margaret's was finally completed in 1926.

It has a large public park, Roath Park which has a lake that provides small boats for excursions.

Heath Roath Park Penylan
Cathays Roath Tremorfa
City centre Adamsdown Splott

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The city of Cardiff

Topics: Cardiff city centre • Buildings and structures • People • Sport • Transport • Cultural Venues

City centre districts: Adamsdown • Butetown • Canton • Cardiff Bay • Tiger Bay • Cathays Park • Grangetown • Riverside • Roath

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Communities of Cardiff

Adamsdown • Butetown • Caerau • Canton • Castle • Cathays • Cyncoed • Ely • Fairwater • Gabalfa • Grangetown • Heath • Lisvane • Llandaff • Llandaff North • Llanishen • Llanrumney • Old St. Mellons • Pentwyn • Pentyrch • Plasnewydd • Pontprennau • Radyr and Morganstown • Rhiwbina • Riverside • Roath • Rumney • Splott • St. Fagans • Tongwynlais • Trowbridge • Whitchurch

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