Cyncoed

Cyncoed ( ) is a community in the northeast of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. With many properties in the area fetching over £1 million, Cyncoed is considered to have some of the highest property prices in the country. Cyncoed overlooks the city centre of Cardiff, near Roath Park, with views of the surrounding mountains.

Key facts

UK place.country: Wales
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Cardiff Central
UK place.official_name: Cyncoed
UK place.unitary_wales: Cardiff
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: South Glamorgan
UK place.constituency_westminster: Cardiff East
UK place.post_town: CARDIFF
UK place.postcode_district: CF23
UK place.postcode_area: CF
UK place.dial_code: 029
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST183809
UK place.population: 11,148

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Background and development
Description
Education
Rhydypennau library
Electoral ward
Transport
Notable residents
References
External links

==Background and development== In 1887 John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute offered of marshland to Cardiff Council, for use as a public park. In 1894, Roath Park was officially opened to the public. Work initially focused on creating the lake from an area of marshland. In 1915 a lighthouse was constructed in the lake containing a scale model of the 'Terra Nova' ship to commemorate Captain Scott's ill-fated voyage to the Antarctic from Cardiff in 1910. The park's atmosphere today still retains the Victorian elegance and has Conservation Area status.