Pentyrch
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Pentyrch is a suburban community located on the western
outskirts of Cardiff
, the capital city of Wales
. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, which covers the village and surrounding area.
.
The village can be reached from junction 32 of the M4 Motorway, then A470
, then via Heol Goch, a hill flanked by a quarry and nature reserve. Alternatively, Church Road provides access from Llantrisant Road near St Fagans.
Other approaches are from Creigiau
and Gwaelod-y-Garth
.
. It is bounded by Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north; and by the wards of Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
to the east; Radyr & Morganstown to the southeast; and Creigiau & St. Fagans
to the southwest. Pentyrch is represented by Conservative councillor Craig Williams on Cardiff Council but it is represented by the Labour Party in the Houses of Commons and the National Assembly.
Past these lies the village centre, containing a Spar general store which includes a Post Office, delicatessen, hairdressers, doctors, a veterinary practice and butchers. The focus of older buildings in the village is reached by forking left after entering the village, travelling down to the King's Arms pub, and St. Catwg's Church, at the lowest point of the village. Along with St. Catwg's Church and its lychgate, the King's Arms is a Grade 2 Listed Building. Originally a seventeenth century copyhold farm called Cae Golman, the King's Arms became established as a public house in the eighteenth century. In the lounge bar, can be found a fireplace with chamfered beam, dated 1711.
Housing is split between older housing and large developments of post-1970s housing.
Sport in the village is centred around the Pentyrch
Rugby Football Club
. There is also a cricket pitch and other facilities at the club.
Pentyrch Rangers football club is based in the village. The club has nearly 200 registered players and runs 10 junior and mini football teams in the Cardiff and District League.
Other amenities include a village hall and primary school. The village has some art on display, including a mural situated on the green on High corner.
In 1993, Pentyrch hosted its first National/Sunday League Cricket Match, as Glamorgan lost to Northamptonshire, becoming the country's smallest village to do so.
Pentyrch is covered by Fairwater Police Station.
Cardiff West
Cardiff West or West Cardiff refers to the collection of communities in the west of Cardiff, Wales. Also the usage is unofficial and boundaries are only ambiguously defined, they generally share the postcodes CF5 or CF15, and the telephone code 029...
outskirts 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...
. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, which covers the village and surrounding area.
Geography
The village is situated next to the Garth Mountain, high above the River TaffRiver Taff
The River Taff is a large river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons — the Taf Fechan and the Taf Fawr — before joining to form the Taff north of Merthyr Tydfil...
.
The village can be reached from junction 32 of the M4 Motorway, then A470
A470 road
The A470 is a major long-distance connective spine road in Wales, running from Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. It covers approximately 186 miles , over a zig-zagging route through the entirety of the country's mountainous central region, including the Brecon Beacons and...
, then via Heol Goch, a hill flanked by a quarry and nature reserve. Alternatively, Church Road provides access from Llantrisant Road near St Fagans.
Other approaches are from Creigiau
Creigiau
Creigiau is a dormitory settlement in the north-west of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The village currently has about 1,000 houses and a population of approximately 2,400 people.- History :...
and Gwaelod-y-Garth
Gwaelod-y-Garth
Gwaelod-y-garth is a village in the parish of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales.- Location :It is situated approx 6 miles north of Cardiff and 7 miles from Pontypridd. Castell Coch, the Fairytale castle of South Wales, is within easy reach of the village, by car or by foot.- History :In Elizabethan...
.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Census, Pentyrch contained 3,535 individuals, in 1,358 households.Governance
The electoral ward of Pentyrch falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff WestCardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff West is a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system...
. It is bounded by Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north; and by the wards of Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It covers some or all of the following areas: Coryton, Tongwynlais and Whitchurch in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North...
to the east; Radyr & Morganstown to the southeast; and Creigiau & St. Fagans
Creigiau & St. Fagans
Creigiau & St. Fagans is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales.The ward covers the village of St. Fagans and a part of the village of Pentyrch and the surrounding rural areas.The ward falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West...
to the southwest. Pentyrch is represented by Conservative councillor Craig Williams on Cardiff Council but it is represented by the Labour Party in the Houses of Commons and the National Assembly.
Amenities
On entering the village, the visitor passes the playground, Horeb Presbyterian Chapel (now converted to for use as a concert hall and recording studio) and the Lewis Arms pub.Past these lies the village centre, containing a Spar general store which includes a Post Office, delicatessen, hairdressers, doctors, a veterinary practice and butchers. The focus of older buildings in the village is reached by forking left after entering the village, travelling down to the King's Arms pub, and St. Catwg's Church, at the lowest point of the village. Along with St. Catwg's Church and its lychgate, the King's Arms is a Grade 2 Listed Building. Originally a seventeenth century copyhold farm called Cae Golman, the King's Arms became established as a public house in the eighteenth century. In the lounge bar, can be found a fireplace with chamfered beam, dated 1711.
Housing is split between older housing and large developments of post-1970s housing.
Sport in the village is centred around the Pentyrch
Pentyrch RFC
Pentyrch Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Pentyrch in Wales. Pentyrch RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues....
Rugby Football Club
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. There is also a cricket pitch and other facilities at the club.
Pentyrch Rangers football club is based in the village. The club has nearly 200 registered players and runs 10 junior and mini football teams in the Cardiff and District League.
Other amenities include a village hall and primary school. The village has some art on display, including a mural situated on the green on High corner.
In 1993, Pentyrch hosted its first National/Sunday League Cricket Match, as Glamorgan lost to Northamptonshire, becoming the country's smallest village to do so.
Pentyrch is covered by Fairwater Police Station.
Notable people
- Lucie Jones, singer and model
- Robin Sowden-TaylorRobin Sowden-TaylorRobin Sowden-Taylor is a Welsh international rugby player.Sowden-Taylor won his first Wales cap in the win over Italy in 2005 as part of the squad that won the Grand Slam that year....
, rugby player - Matthew MaynardMatthew MaynardMatthew Maynard is an English former cricketer. He played in four Tests and fourteen ODIs for England....
, cricketer - Tom MaynardTom MaynardThomas Lloyd "Tom" Maynard is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Surrey. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, he is the son of former Glamorgan and England batsman Matthew Maynard....
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, TV producer