Llanrumney
Encyclopedia
Llanrumney is a district and suburb
in the east
of Cardiff
, the capital city of Wales
.
Abbey
by the Lord of Glamorgan
after the Norman Conquest. According to legend, Llywelyn the Last
, the final prince of an independent Wales, was interred in a stone coffin by the monks in 1282, on land where Llanrumney Hall would be built centuries later.
After Henry VIII
's dissolution of the monasteries
in the sixteenth century, the land passed to the Kemeys family. It remained in their possession until 1951, when it and its grounds were compulsorily purchased by the local authority in order to build the large estates that can be seen there today.
word Llan, meaning "Church" or "Parish", and Rumney the Anglicised
version of Rhymney (the local river with the same name
). Making the literal translation "The Church by the Rhymney River".
to the north, Rumney
to the south, Penylan
to the southwest, and Pentwyn
to the west. The electoral ward of Llanrumney falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth.
Llanrumney Hall, a reputedly haunted pub, is believed to have been the home of the pirate Henry Morgan from 1635.
Llanrumney Library opened in 2008, replacing the old Llanrumney Library.
is set to close by 2012 as part of the Council's plans to reorganise secondary education in the city.
services 49 and 50 serve the area, buses run frequently between Central Station
. Route 101 links Llanrumney, along with a number of other local suburbs, to the Heath Hospital
. The area is currently accessible only via various junctions along Newport Road, which also connects the suburb to the city centre
to the south west and St Mellons
, the A48(M)
and Newport
to the north east.
facility to be created on the Rhymney River
flood plain adjacent to the nearby Pentwyn Interchange of the A48. In November the same year the site was cleared and access roads created from the nearby A48, signalling the beginning of the project.
, also forms an integral part of Cardiff Council's plans. The leisure centre is set to be refurbished and form part of a joint educational and leisure complex on the Rumney Recreation Ground.
, St Mellons
and Trowbridge, Cardiff
of the Rumney Recreation and Eastern Leisure Centre Action Group (RREEL). The RREEL Action Group is a non-political organisation that seeks to preserve the Rumney Recreation Ground from the proposed development. Since its formation RREEL has presented Cardiff Council
with an 8,000 signed petition and 3,500 letters of objection. In February 2009 under provisions set out in the 1972 Local Government Act RREEL organised a local community poll for the residents of Llanrumney and Rumney.
During the run up to the community poll a public meeting was held at the Royal British Legion in Llanrumney on 3 February 2009. Cardiff Council
Leader, Liberal Democrat
Councillor, Rodney Berman
attended along with the Deputy Council Leader, Plaid Cymru
Councillor, Neil McEvoy. They were accompanied by the Chief School's Officer and other senior council figures. Council leaders sought to explain the rationale behind the plans.
In the week prior to the community poll the Cardiff Conference of Secondary Heads sent Council Leader Rodney Berman
a letter, dated 10 February 2009, expressing their support for the council's plans. Whilst the three Llanrumney Labour
Councillors Morgan, Parry and Joyce called on the people of Llanrumney to vote no.
voted in a community poll held over five hours on 17 February 2009. The question they were asked to vote on at the ballot box was "Do you agree with Cardiff City and County Council that the new school should be built on the Rumney Recreation Ground/Eastern Leisure Centre Site?"
93% voted against the proposed development on a turnout of 27.6%. This was a comparable turnout to local council elections considering that there were only five polling hours, no postal votes and no postal cards were issued. In Llanrumney 2,082 people voted no, 170 people voted yes and there were 18 spoilt ballots. The turnout in Llanrumney was 28.7%.
Council Leader Rodney Berman
announced in response that the council's development plans would proceed and that the community poll result was noted but would not be acted upon.
Governing Body, Fields in Trust, Alun Michael
MP, David Melding AM, Lorraine Barrett
AM, Andrew R.T. Davies AM, Cllrs Cook, Parry, Ireland, Hudson, Morgan, Joyce and RREEL. The Council's report written by the Chief School's Officer, Chris Jones, stated that the majority of responses received have expressed support for a new high school to serve the East of Cardiff with the main objections being to the location of the new school. The Council concluded their case by stressing that their plans involved far more than educational changes, and stating their plans would transform the communities of Llanrumney and Rumney.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in the east
Cardiff East
Cardiff East may refer to:* Cardiff East * Cardiff East...
of Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, the capital city of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
History
The land where modern Llanrumney stands was left to KeynshamKeynsham
Keynsham is a town and civil parish between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, south-west England. It has a population of 15,533.It was listed in the Domesday Book as Cainesham, which is believed to mean the home of Saint Keyne....
Abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
by the Lord of Glamorgan
Lord of Glamorgan
The Lordship of Glamorgan was one of the most powerful and wealthy of the Welsh Marcher Lordships. Established by the conquest of Glamorgan from its last Welsh ruler the Anglo-Norman lord of Glamorgan like all Marcher lords ruled his lands directly by his own law, thus they could amongst other...
after the Norman Conquest. According to legend, Llywelyn the Last
Llywelyn the Last
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd or Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf , sometimes rendered as Llywelyn II, was the last prince of an independent Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England....
, the final prince of an independent Wales, was interred in a stone coffin by the monks in 1282, on land where Llanrumney Hall would be built centuries later.
After Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
's dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
in the sixteenth century, the land passed to the Kemeys family. It remained in their possession until 1951, when it and its grounds were compulsorily purchased by the local authority in order to build the large estates that can be seen there today.
Name
The name Llanrumney comes from the WelshWelsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
word Llan, meaning "Church" or "Parish", and Rumney the Anglicised
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
version of Rhymney (the local river with the same name
Rhymney River
The Rhymney River is a river in the Rhymney Valley, south-east Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn estuary.The river forms the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.-Path of the river:...
). Making the literal translation "The Church by the Rhymney River".
Area
The district is a predominantly composed of large scale council estates and is bounded by the wards of Pontprennau & Old St. MellonsPontprennau & Old St. Mellons
Pontprennau & Old St Mellons is an electoral ward located in the north-east of Cardiff Wales. It has a population that probably now exceeds 10,000 people due to sustained housebuilding in the Pontprennau section of the division, which is likely to continue for the next 10 years as a major urban...
to the north, Rumney
Rumney, Cardiff
Rumney is a district in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It lies east of the Rhymney River, and is historically part of Monmouthshire...
to the south, Penylan
Penylan
Penylan is a district in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, known for its Victorian era period houses and spacious tree lined roads and avenues....
to the southwest, and Pentwyn
Pentwyn, Cardiff
Pentwyn is a district in the east of Cardiff, Wales, located northeast of the city centre.- Amenities :Pentwyn has three pubs : The Village Inn, Hollybush and The Grand Slam. Pentwyn has its own shopping centre which has a Post Office, newsagent, fish and chips Shop, Pentwyn Balti, Betfred and the...
to the west. The electoral ward of Llanrumney falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth.
Facilities
The area has a number of shopping preceints, the largest of which can be found on Countisbury Avenue. There is also the Eastern Leisure Centre which is scheduled to be refurbished at a cost of £6.8m.Llanrumney Hall, a reputedly haunted pub, is believed to have been the home of the pirate Henry Morgan from 1635.
Llanrumney Library opened in 2008, replacing the old Llanrumney Library.
Education
Llanumney has six primary schools: Bryn Hafod, Pen-y-Bryn, Glan-yr-Afon, St Cadoc's, St Mellon's and Bro Eirwg, and one secondary school. Llanrumney High SchoolLlanrumney High School
Llanrumney High School is an English medium co-educational, community secondary school in the Llanrumney area of Cardiff, Wales.The school serves the communities of Llanrumney, Pentwyn and St Mellons on the eastern side of Cardiff and was opened in the 1950s alongside Rumney High School...
is set to close by 2012 as part of the Council's plans to reorganise secondary education in the city.
Transport
Cardiff BusCardiff Bus
Cardiff Bus is the dominant operator of bus services in Cardiff, Wales and the surrounding area, including Barry and Penarth. Its hub is Cardiff central bus station...
services 49 and 50 serve the area, buses run frequently between Central Station
Cardiff Central bus station
Cardiff Central bus station is the main bus transport interchange in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. With 34 stands, it is the largest bus station in the city and in Wales. It is located adjacent to Cardiff Central railway station forming a major bus-rail-cycle-taxi interchange.The station used...
. Route 101 links Llanrumney, along with a number of other local suburbs, to the Heath Hospital
University Hospital of Wales
University Hospital of Wales , opened in November 1971, is a major 1000-bed hospital situated in the inner city district of Heath in Cardiff, Wales...
. The area is currently accessible only via various junctions along Newport Road, which also connects the suburb to the city centre
Cardiff city centre
Cardiff city centre is the central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bounded by the River Taff to the west, the Civic centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations - Central and Queen Street - to the south and east respectively...
to the south west and St Mellons
St Mellons
St Mellons is a district and suburb of eastern Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:St Mellons began as a small commercial centre in the historic county of Monmouthshire, relying heavily on rural agriculture, farming and travel...
, the A48(M)
A48(M) motorway
The A48 is a motorway in Wales between Cardiff and Newport. It is a spur off the M4 into eastern Cardiff. It is long and is a 2-lane motorway throughout its length. At St Mellons it runs continuously into a further of the dual-carriageway A48, which also features hard shoulders.It opened in...
and Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
to the north east.
Park and Ride facility
In February 2008, Cardiff County Council approved plans for a new Park and RidePark and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
facility to be created on the Rhymney River
Rhymney River
The Rhymney River is a river in the Rhymney Valley, south-east Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn estuary.The river forms the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.-Path of the river:...
flood plain adjacent to the nearby Pentwyn Interchange of the A48. In November the same year the site was cleared and access roads created from the nearby A48, signalling the beginning of the project.
Facilities reorganisation
On 20 March 2009 Cardiff Council published a legal statutory notice announcing their intention to close Llanrumney High School by 2012 as part of Cardiff County Council's plans to reduce surplus places in schools across the city. Pupils will be merged with those from Rumney High School, which is also to close, and will be housed at a new English medium secondary school built on the Rumney Recreation Ground. Presently the Eastern Leisure Centre sits in the middle of parkland at the Rumney Recreation Ground. The Eastern Leisure Centre, opened in 1982 by the former Labour Prime Minister and constituency MP James CallaghanJames Callaghan
Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC , was a British Labour politician, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980...
, also forms an integral part of Cardiff Council's plans. The leisure centre is set to be refurbished and form part of a joint educational and leisure complex on the Rumney Recreation Ground.
Reception
The plans have led to the formation by residents from the communities of Llanrumney, RumneyRumney
-Places:Tasmania* Electoral division of RumneyUnited States* Rumney, New Hampshire, a town in Grafton County* Rumney Marsh Diocese, headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts Wales* Rumney, Cardiff...
, St Mellons
St Mellons
St Mellons is a district and suburb of eastern Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:St Mellons began as a small commercial centre in the historic county of Monmouthshire, relying heavily on rural agriculture, farming and travel...
and Trowbridge, Cardiff
Trowbridge, Cardiff
Trowbridge is an electoral ward in the east of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales.The ward includes some or all of the areas of Cefn Mably, St Mellons estate and Trowbridge in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South & Penarth....
of the Rumney Recreation and Eastern Leisure Centre Action Group (RREEL). The RREEL Action Group is a non-political organisation that seeks to preserve the Rumney Recreation Ground from the proposed development. Since its formation RREEL has presented Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council
The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council consists of 75 councillors, representing 29 electoral wards. The authority is properly styled as The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff or in...
with an 8,000 signed petition and 3,500 letters of objection. In February 2009 under provisions set out in the 1972 Local Government Act RREEL organised a local community poll for the residents of Llanrumney and Rumney.
During the run up to the community poll a public meeting was held at the Royal British Legion in Llanrumney on 3 February 2009. Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council
The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council consists of 75 councillors, representing 29 electoral wards. The authority is properly styled as The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff or in...
Leader, Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
Councillor, Rodney Berman
Rodney Berman
Rodney Berman, a Liberal Democrat Councillor for the Plasnewydd ward, is leader of Cardiff Council .A Glaswegian by birth, Rodney studied at the University of Glasgow where he helped run Glasgow University Liberal Democrats before moving to Wales to study towards a PhD.He has stood for election to...
attended along with the Deputy Council Leader, Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru
' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
Councillor, Neil McEvoy. They were accompanied by the Chief School's Officer and other senior council figures. Council leaders sought to explain the rationale behind the plans.
In the week prior to the community poll the Cardiff Conference of Secondary Heads sent Council Leader Rodney Berman
Rodney Berman
Rodney Berman, a Liberal Democrat Councillor for the Plasnewydd ward, is leader of Cardiff Council .A Glaswegian by birth, Rodney studied at the University of Glasgow where he helped run Glasgow University Liberal Democrats before moving to Wales to study towards a PhD.He has stood for election to...
a letter, dated 10 February 2009, expressing their support for the council's plans. Whilst the three Llanrumney Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Councillors Morgan, Parry and Joyce called on the people of Llanrumney to vote no.
Local community poll
Residents of Llanrumney and RumneyRumney
-Places:Tasmania* Electoral division of RumneyUnited States* Rumney, New Hampshire, a town in Grafton County* Rumney Marsh Diocese, headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts Wales* Rumney, Cardiff...
voted in a community poll held over five hours on 17 February 2009. The question they were asked to vote on at the ballot box was "Do you agree with Cardiff City and County Council that the new school should be built on the Rumney Recreation Ground/Eastern Leisure Centre Site?"
93% voted against the proposed development on a turnout of 27.6%. This was a comparable turnout to local council elections considering that there were only five polling hours, no postal votes and no postal cards were issued. In Llanrumney 2,082 people voted no, 170 people voted yes and there were 18 spoilt ballots. The turnout in Llanrumney was 28.7%.
Council Leader Rodney Berman
Rodney Berman
Rodney Berman, a Liberal Democrat Councillor for the Plasnewydd ward, is leader of Cardiff Council .A Glaswegian by birth, Rodney studied at the University of Glasgow where he helped run Glasgow University Liberal Democrats before moving to Wales to study towards a PhD.He has stood for election to...
announced in response that the council's development plans would proceed and that the community poll result was noted but would not be acted upon.
Council report
Cardiff Council presented these objections and their proposals to the Welsh Assembly Government on 20 June 2009. Cardiff Council's report noted that 1,257 letters of objection to the proposal were received. Notables who objected included Rumney High SchoolRumney High School
Rumney High School is an English medium co-educational, community school in the Rumney area of Cardiff, Wales. The school serves the communities of Rumney, Trowbridge and St Mellons on the eastern side of Cardiff and was opened in the 1950s alongside Llanrumney High School...
Governing Body, Fields in Trust, Alun Michael
Alun Michael
Alun Edward Michael is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth since 1987. He was formerly First Minister of Wales and leader of the Welsh Labour Party from 1999 to 2000.-Education:Michael was born at Bryngwran Anglesey, son of...
MP, David Melding AM, Lorraine Barrett
Lorraine Barrett
Lorraine Barrett is a former Welsh Labour & Co-operative Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Cardiff South and Penarth and an Assembly Commissioner since 2007...
AM, Andrew R.T. Davies AM, Cllrs Cook, Parry, Ireland, Hudson, Morgan, Joyce and RREEL. The Council's report written by the Chief School's Officer, Chris Jones, stated that the majority of responses received have expressed support for a new high school to serve the East of Cardiff with the main objections being to the location of the new school. The Council concluded their case by stressing that their plans involved far more than educational changes, and stating their plans would transform the communities of Llanrumney and Rumney.