Danescourt
| Danescourt | |
|---|---|
 St John the Baptist parish church | |
  Danescourt Location within Cardiff | |
| OS grid reference | ST1379 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode district | CF5 |
| Dialling code | 029 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Cardiff West | |
| Website | Danescourt Community Association |
Danescourt is an outer suburb of western Cardiff, just over 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Cardiff city centre. Danescourt is part of the Llandaff Community.
History
Danescourt is built around
St John the Baptist parish church, beside Radyr Chain, is nearly 800 years old, but was much altered by a Victorian restoration in the 19th century.[2] Radyr Court farmhouse is now the Radyr Court Inn public house.[2]
The Taff Vale Railway built the railway through Danescourt in the 19th century. It became part of the Great Western Railway in the 1923 grouping. British Railways opened Danescourt railway station as part of the Cardiff City Line in 1987.
Amenities
As well as trains, Danescourt is served by several bus routes through the area operated by Cardiff Bus and Stagecoach South Wales.
Danescourt has a primary school. Next to St John's parish church and the Radyr Court Inn is a shopping centre that includes a
Danescourt Christian Fellowship (DCF Church) meets in various locations in Danescourt and Fairwater.[3]
Danescourt is in
The area around Timothy Rees Close forms the "Llandaff Five" statistical area, which the
References
- ^ "A Short History of Radyr and Morganstown". Radyr & Morganstown Community. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Churches of the Parish". Radyr & Morganstown Community. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "DCF Website". Danescourt Christian Fellowship. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Rhyl's West End named most deprived place in Wales". BBC Online. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
