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'''Leckwith''' ({{lang-cy|Lecwydd}}) is a |
'''Leckwith''' ({{lang-cy|Lecwydd}}) is a small village just outside Cardiff. It is not located in Cardiff itself and there is no area in West Cardiff called Leckwith, Canton is often confused with Leckwith as perhaps Leckwih Moors once occupied the area around Hadfiled Road and Asda. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The name Leckwith probably derives from the [[personal name]] ''Helygwydd'' (possibly the name of a [[saint]]).<ref>Gwynedd O. Pierce, ''The Place-names of Dinas Powys Hundred''. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1968 ISBN 0-7083-0338-2, pp. 49–52.</ref> |
Leckwith is a small village just outside Cardiff. It is not located in Cardiff itself and there is no area in West Cardiff called Leckwith, Canton is often confused with Leckwith as perhaps Leckwih Moors once occupied the area around Hadfiled Road and Asda.The name Leckwith probably derives from the [[personal name]] ''Helygwydd'' (possibly the name of a [[saint]]).<ref>Gwynedd O. Pierce, ''The Place-names of Dinas Powys Hundred''. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1968 ISBN 0-7083-0338-2, pp. 49–52.</ref> |
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==Transport== |
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Leckwith is directly accessed from the [[A4232 road|A4232]] [[Bypass_(road)|by-pass]] linking it to [[Culverhouse Cross]] and [[Cardiff Bay]]. [[Cardiff Bus]] has its main depot in the area. The 12/13 bus routes and the 1/2 ''Bay Circle'' route passes through Leckwith. |
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Leckwith is served by [[Ninian Park railway station]] with services northbound to [[Radyr railway station|Radyr]] via [[Fairwater railway station|Fairwater]] and southbound to [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]]. |
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==Landmarks== |
==Landmarks== |
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Leckwith (Template:Lang-cy) is a small village just outside Cardiff. It is not located in Cardiff itself and there is no area in West Cardiff called Leckwith, Canton is often confused with Leckwith as perhaps Leckwih Moors once occupied the area around Hadfiled Road and Asda.
Etymology
Leckwith is a small village just outside Cardiff. It is not located in Cardiff itself and there is no area in West Cardiff called Leckwith, Canton is often confused with Leckwith as perhaps Leckwih Moors once occupied the area around Hadfiled Road and Asda.The name Leckwith probably derives from the personal name Helygwydd (possibly the name of a saint).[1]
Landmarks
- The old stone triple-arched Old Leckwith Bridge crosses the River Ely to the west. It is Grade II* listed[2] and dates from before 1536.[3]
References
- ^ Gwynedd O. Pierce, The Place-names of Dinas Powys Hundred. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1968 ISBN 0-7083-0338-2, pp. 49–52.
- ^ "Old Leckwith Bridge (partly in Canton Community), Canton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Leckwith Old Bridge, Leckwith, Cardiff, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
External links
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