Thornhill, Cardiff

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Thornhill (Welsh Draenen Pen-y-Graig draen thorn + -en one + pen top + craig rock) is a suburb in the county of Cardiff, Wales, south of Caerphilly and north of the city of Cardiff. It is a modern area with plenty of new housing. Locally, there is a community centre (Thornhill Church Centre), Sainsbury's supermarket, Martins newsagents, Lloydspharmacy and a Blockbuster. There are four pubs located in Thornhill: the Pen Dragon Pub, Pentre Gwilym House as well as The Cottage and the Fynnon Wen. The Pendragon Pub has recently had a re-fit and re-opened in late November 2007. The re-fit included installation of a longer bar and flat screen televisions for live sporting events.

Thornhill Crematorium was built during the 1950s.

Most of Thornhill's residential development took place during the 1990s.

Thornhill has a recently completed football pitch that includes car park area and two full size pitches. There are also adjacent smaller pitches that would suit a 7-a-side game but the goalposts are not always erected.

Thornhill also houses a few tucked away places including the remains of a castle situated close to the Caerphilly/Thornhill border known as Castell Morgraig.

Thornhill falls into the Llanishen Ward on Cardiff County Council.

Contents 1 Transport 1.1 Train 1.2 Bus 1.3 Road 2 Education 2.1 Primary 2.2 Secondary 3 External links

[edit] Transport

[edit] Train

Thornhill is served by Lisvane and Thornhill railway station which replaced Cefn Onn Halt railway station which was closed in 1986.

[edit] Bus

Thornhill is also served by bus services operated by Cardiff Bus. The 28 service, plus the newly named Capital City Green (service 27) runs through Thornhill and both terminate at the Central Bus Station at regular intervals. The 85 and 85A services also terminate at the Heath Hospital (anti-clockwise) and the Central Bus Station (clockwise).

[edit] Road

The M4 motorway passes through Thornhill between junctions 30 and 32 but there is no interchange.

[edit] Education

[edit] Primary

• Thornhill Primary School

[edit] Secondary

• There are no secondary schools within Thornhill. The nearest secondary school is Llanishen High School.

[edit] External links

• The Life and Times of a Local Thornhill boy
• Cardiff County Council
• Cefn Onn Halt station
• Thornhill Cemetery
• Sainsbury's Thornhill
• Community Centre
• Thornhill Athletic FC
• Castell Morgraig

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