Llandaff (; cy, Llandaf ; from 'church' and ''
Taf'') is a district,
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
and coterminous
electoral ward
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in the north of
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the
Bishop of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.
Area of authority
The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of ...
, whose
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
within the
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales ( cy, Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The p ...
covers the most populous area of Wales.
History
Most of the history of Llandaff centres on its role as a religious site. Before the creation of
Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Pet ...
, it became established as a Christian place of worship in the 6th century AD, probably because of its location as the first firm ground north of the point where the river Taff met the
Bristol Channel, and because of its pre-Christian location as a river crossing on a north–south
trade route
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. Evidence of Romano-British ritual burials have been found under the present cathedral. The date of the moving of the
cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...
to Llandaff is disputed, but elements of the fabric date from the 12th century, such as the impressive Romanesque Urban Arch, named after the 12th century Bishop, Urban. It has had a history of continual destruction and restoration, as a result of warfare, neglect, and natural disaster. Llandaff has been a focal point of devastating attacks by
Owain Glyndŵr
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and
Oliver Cromwell
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. It was the second most damaged cathedral in the UK (after
Coventry Cathedral), following
Luftwaffe
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bombing during
World War II
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, and subsequently restored by the
architect
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George Pace
George Gaze Pace, (31 December 1915 – 23 August 1975) was an English architect who specialised in ecclesiastical works.
He was trained in London, and served in the army, before being appointed as surveyor to a number of cathedrals. M ...
. One of its main modern points of interest is the
aluminium
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figure of ''Christ in Majesty'' (1954–5), by
Jacob Epstein
Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 – 21 August 1959) was an American-British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1911.
He often produce ...
, which is suspended above the
nave
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. In 2007, a lightning strike to its spire sent a surge through the building; which destroyed its organ. Its replacement, the largest to be built in the UK for over 40 years, was inaugurated in 2010.
The
Bishop's Palace, also known as Llandaff Castle or Bishop's Castle
now in ruins, lies to the south of the cathedral. It is believed it was constructed at a similar date to
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle ( cy, Castell Caerffili) is a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century as part of his campaign to maintain control of Glamorgan, and saw extensi ...
, in the late 13th century. It is also believed it was abandoned after being attacked and damaged by Glyndŵr in the 15th century.
The gatehouse of the Palace survives, and the courtyard is now a public garden.
![City of Llandaff sign, Llandaff, Cardiff](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/City_of_Llandaff_sign%2C_Llandaff%2C_Cardiff.JPG)
Llandaff never developed into a chartered
borough
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History
In the Middle A ...
, and by the 19th century, was described as "reduced to a mere village... It consists of little more than two short streets of cottages, not lighted or paved, terminating in a square, into which the great gateway of the old palace formerly opened, and where are still several genteel houses."
![John Speed's map of Landaffe](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/John_Speed%27s_map_of_Landaffe.png)
Historically, Llandaff was informally known as a 'city', because of its status as the seat of the
Bishop of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.
Area of authority
The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of ...
. This
city status City status is a symbolic and legal designation given by a national or subnational government. A municipality may receive city status because it already has the qualities of a city, or because it has some special purpose.
Historically, city status ...
was never officially recognised, largely because the community did not possess a charter of incorporation. The ancient
parish
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of Llandaff included a wide area. Apart from Llandaff itself, it included the townships of
Canton,
Ely,
Fairwater, and
Gabalfa
Gabalfa (, ) is a district and community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is characterised by a four-lane fly over road at the Gabalfa Interchange, where the A48 road meets the A470 road (North Road) which leads from Car ...
.
During the development of the
South Wales coalfield
The South Wales Coalfield ( cy, Maes glo De Cymru) extends across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen. It is rich in coal deposits, espe ...
and
Cardiff Docks
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, the parish was gradually absorbed into the
Borough of Cardiff during the 19th and 20th centuries. Seen as a clean and green up-market countrified village location close to the fast developing city, many of the better-off coal merchants and business people chose to live in Llandaff, including the
Insole
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family. The house now known as
Insole Court dates originally from 1856. Llandaff itself became a
civil parish
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, and from 1894 to 1922, was part of the Llandaff and Dinas Powis Rural District. On 9 November 1922, the
county borough
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of Cardiff was extended to include the area.
Demography
At the
United Kingdom Census 2011
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, the population of the Llandaff was 8,997; of whom 4,309 were male, and 4,688 female.
[ 91.6% were recorded as being of various white ]ethnicities
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. Approximately 65% of the population were returned as Christian
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, with about 1.5% each being Hindu
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or Muslim
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, and 30% having no religion or no stated religion.
Welsh language
In the 2011 census, 15.3% of the population over 3 years old in Llandaff were recorded as speaking Welsh, or 1,337 people. This was a small drop compared to the 2001 census figure, which was 15.4%.
It was the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales
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It is one of the four BBC national regions, alongside the BBC English Regions, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland. Established in 1964, BBC Cymru Wales is b ...
until it relocated to Central Square, Cardiff between October 2019 and July 2020.
Research by Owen John Thomas
Owen John Thomas (born 3 October 1939) is a former Plaid Cymru politician who was a Member of the Welsh Assembly (AM) for the South Wales Central region from 1999 to 2007.
Early life and education
Owen John Thomas was born in Albany Road, Car ...
shows the historical strength of the Welsh language in Llandaff. According to his book: 'Yr Iaith Gymraeg yng Nghaerdydd c. 1800–1914’ (The Welsh language in Cardiff c. 1800–1914), the nonconformist church in Cardiff Road was a Welsh-language church in 1813. His work also shows that Welsh was the main language of the street in Llandaff in the 17th century.
Governance
Llandaff is both an electoral ward
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, and a community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
of the City of Cardiff
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. There is no community council
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In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies. In ...
for the area. The electoral ward of Llandaff is bounded by Radyr & Morganstown to the north west; Llandaff North
Llandaff North ( cy, Ystum Taf), is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.
Description
It is located in the north of Cardiff and can be considered a two-part ward, each containin ...
to the north; Riverside
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to the south east; Canton to the south; and Fairwater to the west. The ward is represented by two councillors on Cardiff Council
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, Sean Driscoll and Peter Huw Jenkins, the former is a member of the Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
, the latter is a member of the Labour Party.
In the UK Parliament
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, Llandaff is part of the constituency of Cardiff West. Its most prominent MPs were former Speaker of the House of Commons Speaker of the House of Commons is a political leadership position found in countries that have a House of Commons, where the membership of the body elects a speaker to lead its proceedings.
Systems that have such a position include:
* Speaker of ...
; George Thomas, and former First Minister of Wales and Welsh Labour Party
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leader Rhodri Morgan
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. The current MP is Labour's Kevin Brennan, elected in 2001.
In the Senedd, Llandaff is part of the constituency of Cardiff West, whose MS since 2011 is Mark Drakeford of Labour; he succeeded Rhodri Morgan
Hywel Rhodri Morgan (29 September 1939 – 17 May 2017) was a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of Welsh Labour from 2000 to 2009. He was also the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011 and ...
upon the latter's retirement. The constituency is within the electoral region of South Wales Central
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Etymology
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, whose four current MSs are Conservatives Andrew RT Davies
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and Joel James; Plaid Cymru's Rhys ab Owen
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and Heledd Fychan
Heledd Fychan (born 20 September 1980) is a Welsh people, Welsh politician and is the current director of policy and political education for Plaid Cymru. She was elected to the Senedd for the South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region), South ...
.
Education
Higher education
*Cardiff Metropolitan University
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, image_size = 150px
, motto = cy, Gorau Meddiant Gwybodaeth
, mottoeng = The most valuable possession is knowledge
, established = 2011 – Car ...
, Llandaff campus
* St. Michael's College, Anglican
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theological college
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State secondary schools
*Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School
The Bishop of Llandaff High School ( cy, Ysgol Uwchradd yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Esgob Llandaf) is a Church in Wales, Christian faith comprehensive school in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, Wales. The school admits both male and female students aged ...
, comprehensive, English medium.
*Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf (''Taff Bank Welsh Language Comprehensive School'') is a Welsh-medium coeducational secondary school in Llandaff North, a district in the north of Cardiff, Wales; it is the largest of its kind in the country. Of the ...
(serving Llandaff, but located in Llandaff North), Welsh medium
Education delivered through the medium of the Welsh language is known as Welsh-medium education ().
Welsh-medium education should be distinguished from the teaching of the Welsh language itself as an academic subject.
16% of pupils in Wales atte ...
.
State primary schools
*Danescourt Primary School, English medium.
*Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School, English medium.
*Ysgol Pencae, Welsh medium.
Independent schools
* The Cathedral School, ages 3–18 co-educational, English medium.
* Howell's School, ages 3–18 girls, with co-educational sixth form, English medium.
Transport
Llandaff is served by railway stations
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at Danescourt
Danescourt is an outer suburb of western Cardiff, just over northwest of Cardiff city centre. Danescourt is part of the Llandaff Community.
History
Danescourt is built around Radyr's Church in Wales parish church of St John the Baptist and th ...
, Fairwater, and Waun-Gron Park; each is about a mile from the cathedral. There is a half-hourly service to and from Cardiff on the Cardiff City Line
The Cardiff City Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff that runs between and via .
History
The line was opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1859, as part of its route from to the docks at Penarth. Subsequent construction by the TV ...
. Llandaf railway station is located in Llandaff North
Llandaff North ( cy, Ystum Taf), is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.
Description
It is located in the north of Cardiff and can be considered a two-part ward, each containin ...
.
Cardiff Bus
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services 1/2 (''City Circle''), 24/25 (Whitchurch), 62/63 (Radyr/Morganstown), 64/65 (Heath Hospital/Llanrumney), 66 (Danescourt), and Stagecoach service 122 (Tonypandy) operate through the area to/from Cardiff city centre
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.
Western Avenue ( A48) runs through the south of the area, heading eastbound to Gabalfa
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and M4 J29, and westbound to Ely, Culverhouse Cross
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The district is centred on a major traffic roundabout that links West Cardiff to the M4 mo ...
, and M4 J33. Cardiff Road leads south towards Cardiff city centre
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.
Economy
The major employment sectors in the area are:
*Education (16.2%)
*Human health and social work activities (13.8%)
*Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles (11.3%)
*Public administration
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and defence (9.6%)
*Professional, scientific and technical activities (8.9%)
*Other services (6.2%)
*Construction (6.1%)
*Information and communication (5.6%)
*Banking
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Because ...
, finance
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and insurance
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(5.3%)
*Accommodation and food service activities (4.3%)
*Manufacturing (4%)
Broadcasting House, formerly the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales
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It is one of the four BBC national regions, alongside the BBC English Regions, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland. Established in 1964, BBC Cymru Wales is b ...
, was opened in Llandaff in 1966. BBC Cymru Wales moved to new facilities at Central Square, Cardiff in 2020, with the remaining Llandaff site due for housing development.
''Doctor Who''
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'' was produced by BBC Wales in Llandaff. Production was relocated to the BBC's new Roath Lock
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studios in Cardiff Bay in 2012. The location scenes of four episodes were filmed in Llandaff:
*"Human Nature
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" (2007)
*"The Family of Blood
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" (2007)
*" The Eleventh Hour" (2010)
*"Vincent and the Doctor
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" (2010)
Notable people
*Sir Ivor Atkins
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(1869–1953); choirmaster and organist, was born in Llandaff.
*James Dean Bradfield
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B ...
(born 1969), singer, guitarist and songwriter with the Manic Street Preachers
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* Charlotte Church (born 1986), singer and television presenter; was born in Llandaff, and attended Howell's School.
*Roald Dahl
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(1916–1990), author; was born in Llandaff, and attended the Cathedral School.
*Cheryl Gillan
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(1952–2021), Secretary of State for Wales
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(2010–2012); was born in Llandaff.
*Francis Lewis
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(1713–1802); one of the signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence
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.
*Sir David Mathew
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(Dafydd ap Mathew) (1400–1484), Standard Bearer of England
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to Edward IV; fought in the Battle of Towton
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, and is credited for saving King Edward IV's life, and granted the right to use 'Towton' on the Mathew Family arms. His tomb is in Llandaff Cathedral.
*Terry Nation
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(1930−1997), television scriptwriter was born in Llandaff, wrote seventy ''Doctor Who'' episodes, and created the Dalek
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s. He also created the BBC series ''Blake's 7
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'' and '' Survivors'' and wrote a number of episodes for Lew Grade
Lew Grade, Baron Grade, (born Lev Winogradsky; 25 December 1906 – 13 December 1998) was a British media proprietor and impresario. Originally a dancer, and later a talent agent, Grade's interest in television production began in 1954 ...
's ITC Entertainment
The Incorporated Television Company (ITC), or ITC Entertainment as it was referred to in the United States, was a British company involved in production and distribution of television programmes.
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show ''The Saint
The Saint may refer to:
Fiction
* Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris and subsequent adaptations:
** ''The Saint'' (film series) (1938–43), starring Louis Hayward, George Sanders an ...
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* Ivor Williams (1908–1982), artist; lived and painted in Llandaff.
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photos of Llandaff and surrounding area
— Geograph.org.uk
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