Visit Lisvane Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Lisvane

  

Lisvane Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lisvane

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Lisvane history

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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.

Lisvane landmarks

Lisvane Reservoir and Cefn Onn Country Park are some of the Welsh capital’s most famous landmarks. The Graig Llwyn earthworks include the Graig Mountain and St Denys Church.

Lisvane geography / climate

Geological structure

The surrounding soils are mostly a strong, brown, dry earth, well adapted for arable farming and the growing of grains of all kinds. Soils were further enriched over the millennia by alluvial deposits from the River Taff and other smaller tributaries.

M4 motorway

The neighbouring suburbs are Llanishen to the south, Thornhill to the west, Pontprennau to the east, and Lisvane’s effective northern border is the M4 motorway. The M4 corridor around Cardiff was announced in 1971 as a replacement for a northern link road that had been on the statutes since 1947 but never built.

The Graig

The Graig is a hill situated north of Lisvane and borders on Caerphilly. The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk runs along the top of the Graig and has some very good walks and mountain biking routes.

You can visit Lisvane places with Walkfo Lisvane to hear history at Lisvane’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lisvane has 25 places to visit in our interactive Lisvane map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Lisvane, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Lisvane places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lisvane & the surrounding areas.

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25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Lisvane tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Lisvane

  

Best Lisvane places to visit

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Lisvane has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Lisvane’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Lisvane’s information audio spots:

Llanishen Methodist Church Llanishen Methodist Church, also known as Century Chapel, is a listed place of worship. It is located in a suburb of Cardiff in Wales.

Cyncoed Cyncoed is one of the most exclusive suburbs of Cardiff, Wales, with some of the highest property prices in the country. The affluent community boasts beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and close proximity to Roath Park.

Llanrumney Hall Elizabethan mansion was built in 1450, rebuilt in 1852 and refurbished around 1900. Throughout its history it has been a stately home and more recently a pub. In the 1980s, the building fell into disrepair, but has since been renovated.

Old St Mellons Old St Mellons (Welsh: Pentre Llaneirwg) is a village, community and civil parish on the eastern edge of Cardiff, Wales. Lying to the east of the Rhymney River, it forms part of the historic county of Monmouthshire. The population of the community in 2011 was 2,367.

Cefn Mably House Cefn Mably House is a Grade II listed building in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It is situated in the Welsh town of Cefyn Mably.

St James’s Church, Rudry St James’s Church, Rudry is an historic Anglican church in the village of Rudry in the Diocese of Monmouth. It was built in the 18th century.

Ruperra Castle Ruperra Castle is a Grade II* Listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument. It was built in 1626, now it is in a ruined condition.

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