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Penarth , town (1991 pop. 20,545), Vale of Glamorgan, S Wales. It is a suburb of Cardiff and a seaside resort. Turner House Art Gallery is in Penarth.

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Penarth Vale Glam. Penarth 1254. ‘Top of the headland’. Welsh pen + garth.

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