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Lisvane history
Early history
The Welsh language name Llys-faen means ‘Stone Court’ (llys – court and faen/maen – stone) The village probably settled on the present name from around 1630. Oliver Cromwell was, however, of Welsh ancestry (his real name was Williams) and his great-grandfather came from this area.
The Tŷ Mawr
Tŷ Mawr is a historic house on the Graig slope overlooking the village. It was built as a farmhouse in the 18th to early 19th century and was in the estate of the Lewis family. The Llanishen and Lisvane Hunt had several homes over the years with the hunts most latterly setting off from Llan Farm on Graig Llwyn Road.
Lisvane and the Cold War
A few yards from Ordnance Survey triangulation point on the Graig stands Lisvane’s only Cold War nuclear bunker. During World War II the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) observed many German Luftwaffe raids across the channel. In early 1966 a protected nuclear fallout shelter (or bunker) was completed on the site for the ROC.
Notable domestic architecture
Several properties in Lisvane are listed for their historical and architectural significance by Cadw. Ty Gwyn was built as the personal residence of builder James E. Turner. The Dingle is toward the upper end of Mill Road, and is also listed Grade II.
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