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Taff's Well grew into an important railway junction during the mid- to late 19th century, when Cardiff was a major global exporter of coal. Taff's Well is a growing community which includes numerous districts: Glan-y-Llyn, Rhiw Ddar and Glan-y-Fordd; Ty-Rhillage centre that consists of Alfred's terrace, Anchor Street, Church Street, Garth Street, Yew Street and Ty Rhiw through which the Taff ...
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The CF postcode area, also known as the Cardiff postcode area, [2] is a group of 35 postcode districts for post towns: Cardiff, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Aberdare, Bargoed, Barry, Cowbridge, Dinas Powys, Ferndale, Hengoed, Llantwit Major, Maesteg, Mountain Ash, Penarth, Pentre, Pontyclun, Pontypridd, Porth, Porthcawl, Rhoose, Sully ...
Nantgarw is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Cardiff.. From an electoral and administrative perspective Nantgarw falls within the ward of Taffs Well, a village some 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) south, but historically fell within the boundaries of Caerphilly, which is a major town located less than 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) to the east.
Craig-y-parc House, in wooded grounds outside the village, is a former country house, now a residential school for children and young adult with disabilities. Designed by Charles Edward Mallows for the colliery owner Thomas Evans, and built between 1914 and 1918, it is a Grade II* listed building .
The Taffs Well sub-unit is bound to the south west by the Tongwynlais or Taff's Well Fault, which runs north-south, crossing the River Taff, and passing very close to the Taff's Well Thermal Spring. The Taffs Well Fault is a continuation of the Daren-ddu fault which is a major NW-SE trending fault in the Coal Measure rocks of the South Wales ...
The house is of two storeys, with an attic and a basement. [11] Burges used various building stones for Park House, Pennant Sandstone for the walls, Bath stones around the windows, entrance porch and plinths, while the pillars are pink Peterhead granite from Aberdeenshire. [12] The style of the house was widely imitated, in Cardiff and beyond.
Grangetown became a suburb of Cardiff in 1875. [16] The area was low lying and subject to flooding. In 1883 the sea flooded parts of Grangetown to a depth of five feet. [16] Samuel Arthur Brain, the founder of Brains Brewery, was elected to Cardiff Council in 1885 to represent Grangetown. [18] The original Grangetown Library