Geography of Cardiff Penylan, Plasnewydd, Gabalfa, Roath, Cathays, Adamsdown and Splott ward on the north and east of the city centre, and Butetown, Grangetown, Riverside and Canton to the south and west. The inner-city areas to the south of the A4161 road (known as the "Southern Arc") are, with the exception of Cardiff Bay, some of the poorest districts of Wales with low levels of economic activity. On the other hand, Gabalfa, Plasnewydd and Cathays north of the 'arc' have very large student populations, and Pontcanna (situated north of Riverside and alongside Canton) is a favourite for students and young professionals. Penylan, which
Fairwater, Double Bay incorrectly domiciled as located in the suburb of Point Piper. A Crown grant was part of Captain John Piper's Point Piper Estate officially granted in 1820. This grant was subsequently acquired by Daniel Cooper and Solomon Levy in 1830. The subdivision of this part of Cooper's estate, known as the Point Piper Estate, commenced in the mid 1850s. The first leasehold title to the allotment, which was to become "Fairwater", was made in January 1863 to Edwin Thomas Beilby. Beilby (-1906) was a businessman associated with many of the prominent Sydney financial institutions of the nineteenth century. The leasehold title