Three cottages, Pantmawr Road, Coryton, Cardiff - geograph

Coryton is a district of

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, the capital city of

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, lying immediately to the north of Whitchurch next to junction 32 of the

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. It is within the Whitchurch & Tongwynlais electoral ward.

Coryton House

Coryton House is a large

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house built in 1900 for the shipowner and dry-dock owner John Cory (1855–1931), the founder of the shipping company

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and the father of the politician Sir Herbert Cory, 1st Baronet (1857–1933), who also lived in Coryton House. The gardens of Coryton House were expanded in the

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and are listed as Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. After Sir Herbert's death in 1933 the house became the

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headquarters for Cardiff. Offices were built on the part of the garden between the house and Pendwyallt Road, now replaced by housing, and the Village Hotel was built on the kitchen gardens. Coryton House is now Ty Coryton, a

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specialising in children with

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Coryton today

The district contains a mix of early and mid-20th century suburban housing estates, 1960s

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and some post-2000 developments. The Hollybush, Coryton, Cardiff - geograph

Due to the area's close proximity to Whitchurch, it has few amenities of its own. To visitors, it is probably best known for ''The Hollybush'' public house, the Village Hotel at the M4 motorway junction, and the biggest

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supermarket in South Wales. The

Glamorganshire Canal local nature reserve The Glamorganshire Canal local nature reserve is a nature reserve in Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales. Formed in 1967, it comprises a disused section of the Glamorganshire Canal (constructed 1794), the Long Wood (designated as a Site of Special Scient ...

, a country park, is adjacent to the

River Taff The River Taff ( cy, Afon Taf) is a river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons; the Taf Fechan (''little Taff'') and the Taf Fawr (''great Taff'') before becoming one just north of Merthyr Tydfil. Its confluence with the R ...

. The area is served by

Coryton railway station Coryton railway station serves Coryton and Pantmawr in Cardiff, Wales. It is the terminus of the Coryton Line north of Cardiff Central via Cardiff Queen Street. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley L ...

, the terminus of the

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. Inter Coryton football club plays its home games in nearby Caedelyn Park.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Coryton and surrounding area
Districts of Cardiff {{Cardiff-geo-stub