The parish of Whitchurch sits on the northern fringe of Cardiff in Wales, originally an ancient parish of Glamorgan centred on a medieval whitewashed church. Once a small farming village, it expanded through the 19th and 20th centuries into a suburban district while retaining a village-like centre with independent shops, pubs and community amenities.
Today Whitchurch is chiefly residential, with a mix of Victorian, Edwardian and interwar housing, easy commuter links into Cardiff and good local schools - notably Whitchurch High School. The area has seen redevelopment of landmark sites such as the former Whitchurch Hospital, and benefits from nearby green spaces and active local groups that give it a distinctly community-minded, family-oriented character.
Postcode districts covering Whitchurch
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 2.2 miles
- Newport 12.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 16.8 miles
- Tonypandy 12.1 miles
- Barry 7.5 miles
- Bridgend 14.7 miles
- Cwmbran Central 12.4 miles
- Cwmbrân 12.5 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 17.4 miles
- Coity Higher 14.2 miles
- Pontypool 14.9 miles
- Ebbw Vale 18.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whitchurch and Tongwynlais Ward 0.8 miles
- Llandaff North Parish 0.9 miles
- Llandaff Parish 1.2 miles
- Heath Parish 1.3 miles
- Radyr Ward 1.4 miles
- Radyr and Morganstown Parish 1.4 miles
- Rhiwbina Parish 1.4 miles
- Tongwynlais Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Fairwater Parish 1.6 miles
- Gabalfa Parish 1.7 miles
- Llanishen Parish 1.7 miles
- Pontcanna Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Whitchurch
CF14 2BH, CF14 7EQ, CF14 1PU, CF14 1ED, CF14 1NE, CF14 7TA, CF14 7XB, CF14 1BZ, CF14 7AD … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 9.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 23.7 miles
- Whitchurch Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Coryton Railway Station 0.4 miles
Hotels near Whitchurch Ad
- The Lincoln House Private Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 3.1 miles
- The Parkgate Hotel 3.2 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Cardiff - North M4 3 1.1 miles
- Village Hotel Cardiff 3 0.8 miles
- Voco St David's Cardiff 5 4.6 miles
- Four Points Flex by Sheraton Cardiff 3 3.4 miles
- Maltsters 4 1.5 miles
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 2.1 miles
Schools in Whitchurch
- Birchwood School (fr. Ty Coryton) Independent - special
- Coryton Primary Primary
- Whitchurch High School Secondary
- Whitchurch Primary Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd Primary
Local points of interest
- Vita Student Cardiff College 2.8 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 2.9 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 3 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 3.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 3.1 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 3.2 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 3.3 miles
- Cardiff University University 3.8 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 3.9 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 4.4 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 6.1 miles