Womanby Street, Cardiff city centre
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Womanby Street, Cardiff city centre
Image: © Steve Chapple Taken: 20 Jul 2005
One of the oldest streets in Cardiff dating from the 12th century. Used to be known as Hummanbye street. ‘Hummanbye’ is thought to derive from the old Norse word ‘Hundemanby’ which means “the strangers’ quarter”.
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Image Location
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Latitude
51.47969
Longitude
-3.18219