District and community of Cardiff, Wales
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Llandaff North
(
Welsh
:
Ystum Taf
), is a district,
community
and coterminous
electoral ward
in the north of
Cardiff
, the
capital city
of
Wales
.
Description
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It is located in the north of
Cardiff
and can be considered a two-part ward, each containing about half the population; a northern section of mainly
middle class
housing
, and a southern section commonly known as the Gabalfa housing estate which consists of public sector and former
public sector housing
stock. When the Community Charge (or Poll Tax) was introduced in 1990 the Gabalfa housing estate and also parts of the Mynachdy housing estate were placed into the new Llandaff North Electoral Ward, and the boundaries of the Gabalfa Electoral Ward were moved and redrawn to create a now separate ward to the south east of the new Llandaff North ward. This new
Gabalfa ward
still includes the Gabalfa Interchange and also some parts of Mynachdy, but no longer includes any of the Gabalfa housing estate. Llandaff North is located directly north of
Llandaff
but is an
electoral ward
which falls within the wider parliamentary
constituency
of
Cardiff North
. This constituency is known as a key marginal and is one of a handful within the
United Kingdom
which is decisive in a British
General Election
. Being mainly
middle-class
and "
swing voters
" the residents of Llandaff North are of some interest to national politicians.
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citation needed
]
Llandaff North is quite a small and quiet residential area which is served by a number of village shops, including cafes, a pharmacy and an artisan bakery. The south-western boundary of Llandaff North is formed by the
River Taff
which also separates Llandaff North from Llandaff. These two areas are linked by a road bridge which spans this river, where
Llandaff Rowing Club
is located, and which also provides a view of
Llandaff Cathedral
. The Welsh name, Ystum Taf, means "bend in the River Taff".
Llandaff North is also home to Hailey Park along the River Taff, with large playing fields, tennis courts and two children's playgrounds. The land that became Hailey Park was originally donated by Claude Hailey.
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History
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Llandaff North, along with Llandaff, was incorporated into Cardiff in 1922.
Population (June 1999) = 8,250 (Cardiff Research Centre Estimate)
Population (mid-2007) = 7,778 (Cardiff Research Centre Estimate, based on
Office for National Statistics
figures)
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Population (2011) = 8,344 (United Kingdom Census)
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Schools
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Hawthorn Junior School and Hawthorn Infant School were amalgamated in June 2009 on the Infant school site to form Hawthorn Primary School, with large investment into new buildings and facilities. In 2016 Hawthorn Primary School was one of the most over-subscribed schools in Cardiff.
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Cardiff Steiner School is an independent school that is part of the
Steiner Waldorf education
movement, with pupils from 3 to 18. It opened in 2013 in the former Hawthorn Junior School building.
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Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf
is a state
secondary school
based on the outskirts of Llandaff North. It is a Welsh-medium
comprehensive school
of non-denominational religion which serves some children from Llandaff North and from across south Wales.
Whitchurch High School
is a state secondary school based in the
Whitchurch
area of Cardiff. It is an English-medium comprehensive school of non-denominational religion which serves the majority of state educated children in Llandaff North.
The Cathedral School
is a preparatory and secondary school based in the
Llandaff
area of Cardiff. It is an independent boarding and day school which has strong links with
Llandaff Cathedral
. Parents in Llandaff North wanting to educate their children privately (but locally) send their children to this school.
Facilities
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Llandaff North Medical Centre is a modern purpose built surgery constructed in 1997. Llandaff North Community Centre is centre for people to arrange meetings and mostly used for Old Aged Pensioner's Bingo. Hawthorn Junior School was closed in 2009 and Hawthorn Infant School has now incorporated the juniors section with large investment into new buildings and facilities.
Llandaff North Library
is located on Gabalfa Avenue.
Electoral ward
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Llandaff North is both an
electoral ward
, and a
community
of the
City of Cardiff
. There is no
community council
for the area.
The
electoral ward
of Llandaff North falls within the parliamentary constituency of
Cardiff North
. It is bounded by the wards of
Radyr & Morganstown
to the northwest;
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
to the north;
Heath
to the northeast;
Gabalfa
to the east;
Rhiwbina
to the southwest; and
Llandaff
to the south.
Transport
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Llandaf railway station
serves the area with services northbound to
Treherbert
,
Merthyr Tydfil
or
Aberdare
via
Radyr
and
Pontypridd
. Southbound services operate to
Cardiff Central
via
Cardiff Queen Street
.
Cardiff Bus
services 24 (Llandaff-Pontcanna-Central Station) and 25 (Whitchurch-Birchgrove-Gabalfa-Cathays-Central Station) run frequently through the area.
The
A4054 road
follows Station Road and Bridge Road, leading north to Whitchurch and the
M4 motorway
, and south to Llandaff and the
city centre
.
Sports clubs
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References
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