Tongwynlais
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Tongwynlais is a semi rural village in the Taff Valley in the north of the county of Cardiff (not the city), in South Wales, United Kingdom.
Tongwynlais used to be part of the county of Rhondda Cynon Taf along with neighbouring villages of Gwaelod-y-garth, Blaegwynlais, Creigiau and Pentyrch but became part of Cardiff in 1996 as Cardiff expanded northwards beyond the M4 motorway. Many call this area comprising these villages today the Cardiff Rural district.
It lies on the slopes of Caerphilly mountain in the River Taff Valley. It is located within the Whitchurch & Tongwynlais electoral ward of Cardiff. Its population is roughly 1943 people, making it one of the smallest villages in Cardiff North, smaller than Pentyrch and Creigiau. [1]
It is conviniently located near Junction 32 of the M4 motorway, west to Bridgend and east to Newport, and the A470 trunk road, south to Cardiff and north to Pontypridd. The motorway separates Tongwynlais from the rest of Cardiff. Its most notable building is the Victorian folly or mock castle of Castell Coch (Welsh: Red Castle) which is open to the public. The area also has its own primary school.
The band RocketGoldStar wrote a song about the village and recorded it for a BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale Session.
 Tongwynlais Village Square |
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 Cencus for Tongwynlais. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
[edit] External links
- GENUKI page
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Tongwynlais and surrounding area
- Map sources for Tongwynlais
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