thumb|right|175px|Caerau
Western Leisure Centre
is a district in the
west of
Cardiff,
capital city of
Wales. Heol Trelai is the main road or
avenue which is very much lined with large trees and shrubbery. Dominated mostly by
council housing, it has the
Western Leisure Centre,
supermarkets, schools, churches (the historic
parish church of
St. Mary is now in an advanced state of ruin) and an
Ely Police Station. Famous former residents include
Shakin' Stevens and
Noel Sullivan.
Transport
The district is on
Cardiff Bus's
Capital City Red bus route, with high frequency articulated buses operating on routes 17 (
Ely /
Canton /Central Stn) and 18 (Canton/Central Stn) through Caerau. Services 12 (Canton/Central Stn/Splott/Tremorfa) and 13 (Culverhouse Cross/Drope/Ely) also run along Cowbridge Road West (
A48), along the very northern edge of Caerau, which is the main road for the area, linking it to
Culverhouse Cross to the west and
Ely,
Canton and the
city centre to the east.
Famous people from Caerau
Electoral ward
Caerau electoral ward in Cardiff
The
electoral ward of Caerau falls within the
parliamentary constituency of
Cardiff West. It is bounded by
Ely to the northwest;
Canton to the northeast; and the
Vale of Glamorgan to the south.
