St Fagans ( ; cy, Sain Ffagan) is a village and
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 ...
in the west of the city 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
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. It is home to the
St Fagans National History Museum
St Fagans National Museum of History ( ; cy, Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru, links=no), commonly referred to as St Fagans
St Fagans ( ; cy, Sain Ffagan) is a village and community in the west of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. I ...
.
History
The name of the area invokes Saint
Fagan
Fagan or Phagan is also a Norman-Irish surname, derived from the Latin word 'paganus' meaning ‘rural’ or ‘rustic’. Variants of the name Fagan include Fegan and Fagen. It was brought to Ireland during the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth ...
, according to
William of Malmesbury
William of Malmesbury ( la, Willelmus Malmesbiriensis; ) was the foremost English historian of the 12th century. He has been ranked among the most talented English historians since Bede. Modern historian C. Warren Hollister described him as "a ...
a second-century missionary to Wales but for whom there is no reliable historical evidence.
In 1648, the
Battle of St Fagans
The Battle of St Fagans was a pitched battle during the Second English Civil War in 1648. A detachment from the New Model Army defeated an army of former Parliamentarian soldiers who had rebelled and were now fighting against Parliament.
B ...
took place close by.
Description
To the south lies the village of
Michaelston-super-Ely
Michaelston-super-Ely is a village, to the west of the city of Cardiff, Wales.
Its Welsh name is Llanfihangel-ar-Elai (where ''llan'' church + ''Mihangel'' Saint Michael + ''Elai'' River Ely).
It is approximately half a mile from the boundar ...
, and to the east the suburb of
Fairwater. The community includes
Rhydlafar to the north. St Fagans lies on the
River Ely
The River Ely ( cy, Afon Elái) is in South Wales flowing generally southeast, from Tonyrefail to Cardiff.
The river is about long. The Ely's numerous sources lie in the mountains to the south of Tonypandy, near the town of Tonyrefail, ris ...
, and previously had a
railway station
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on the
South Wales Main Line
The South Wales Main Line ( cy, Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. ...
, and currently there is a
level crossing
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.
The village is home to
St Fagans National History Museum
St Fagans National Museum of History ( ; cy, Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru, links=no), commonly referred to as St Fagans
St Fagans ( ; cy, Sain Ffagan) is a village and community in the west of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. I ...
(formerly called the ''Welsh Folk Museum'' and the ''Museum of Welsh Life'') which includes
St Fagans Castle
St Fagans Castle ( cy, Castell Sain Ffagan) is an Elizabethan mansion in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, dating from the late 16th century. The house and remaining medieval fortifications are Grade I listed. The grounds of St Fagans Castle now cont ...
and gardens.
St Mary's Church in the village dates from the 12th century, with an 18th-century tower.
St Fagans Old Rectory
St Fagans Old Rectory is a Grade II* listed building in the village of St Fagans in western Cardiff.
It is an important Victorian house designed by John Prichard and John Pollard Seddon, built in 1858–9 and used as a rectory
A clergy house ...
is another important Grade II*
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
nearby.
St Fagans is home to St Fagans Cricket Club.
In 2017 construction started on a new Cardiff suburb of 7,000 houses, named
Plasdwr
Plasdwr () is the name given to a planned new suburb of approximately 7,000 homes in the north of Cardiff, Wales. Construction by lead developer Redrow Homes started in 2017.
Background
Plans were submitted in December 2014 for "Plasdwr" (meaning ...
, on countryside between St Fagans, Fairwater and Radyr.
Local government
St Fagans elects a
community council
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain.
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 ...
of up to nine community councillors. The council is funded by a precept on local council tax bills and supports a number of local facilities and services. Elections are held every five years.
2017 Community Council Election
Six candidates stood for nine seats during the
2017 Cardiff Council election
The 2017 Cardiff Council Election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the national 2017 Welsh local elections. The elections were preceded by the 2012 Cardiff Council election, 2012 elections and will be followed by the 2022 Cardiff Council elect ...
. All candidates were therefore elected unopposed, with three other seats filled through councillors being co-opted by members of the community council.
2022 Community Council Election
The next election is due to be held in May 2022.
References
External links
*
Official St Fagans Community Council Website ILP
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