Cathays (pronounced kə'tɛiz; Cattays) is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian atmosphere. The area falls into the Cathays ward. The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Cardiff Central is a parliamentary constituency for the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Welsh Assembly. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in Wales Lists of places within principal areas List of places in Anglesey List of places in Blaenau Gwent List of places in Bridgend List of places in Caerphilly List of places in Cardiff List of places in Carmarthenshire List... This is a listing of places in Cardiff, capital city of Wales. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... The Cathays electoral ward of Cardiff consists of some or all of the following areas: Cardiff city centre, Cathays, Cathays Park and Maindy in the the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff Central. ...

Tewkesbury Street in Cathays

The area of Cathays is probably best known to locals for the disproportionately high number of students living in the locality, given its proximity to most of Cardiff University's teaching sites. Cathays railway station is sited next to the Students' Union building, with the approach tracks running underneath the building itself, and right behind the neighbouring Sherman Theatre. With the student demand, the proximity to the city centre and major roads in and out of Cardiff, demand for housing is extremely high. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... The station in Cathays is located immediately next to the Cardiff University Students Union building and the tracks actually run directly under it. ... A students union, student government, student leadership, student council, or students association is a student organization present in many elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities. ... The Sherman Theatre is a performing arts venue in the Cathays district of Cardiff. ...

Cardiff's civic centre is centred around Cathays Park in the area and contains a number of important municipal buildings. Also the headquarters of the Welsh Assembly Government can be found in Cathays Park, the executive branch of devolved government in Wales. The Capitol District of Honolulu, Hawaii is considered a civic center. ... Cathays Park is a civic area in central Cardiff, Wales, consisting of a number of early 20th century buildings and a central park area. ... Official logo of the Welsh Assembly Government The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) (Welsh: , LlCC) was firstly an executive body of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of the First Minister and his Cabinet from 1999 to 2007. ...

Etymology

The etymology of the name "Cathays" is uncertain. A suggested etymology is 'stronghold within the enclosure' from Old Welsh cadeir 'battle, stronghold)' and Old English (ge)hæg 'enclosure'. Old Welsh (Hen Gymraeg) is the label attached to the Welsh language from the time it developed from the Brythonic language, generally thought to be in the period between the middle of the 6th century and the middle of the 7th century, until the early 12th century when it developed... Old English redirects here. ...

It is believed that "Cathays" seems to derive from the old Welsh for "battlefield"; although no evidence of any battle is known on the site, the name is fairly old and may be pre-Roman in origin. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Many of the roads in the area are named after farms that existed there before urbanisation, Allensbank and Wedal are two examples.

One of these roads, Coburn Street, is renowned for it's rat infestations, damp problems, and has been voted by local people as similar to third world countries such as Ethopia. Many Eastern European families have vowed to flee back to their country after suffering appalling conditions at the hands of one infamous letting agency which dominates the Cathays area and particularly targets young students as well as the large number of immigrants that reside there. It has been rumoured that the large influx of rats had caused an outbreak of the bubonic plague amongst a small house of students, which was particularly prevalent during the fourteenth century but has been thought to be extinct ever since. It was whispered that the disease was swiftly supressed and officials covered up the scandal before it could be made public. However, there is no tangible evidence to date to support this theory.

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• Cathays suburb of Cardiff

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