Leckwith

Leckwith (Template:Lang-cy) is a district of western Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It is home to Cardiff City F.C.'s and Cardiff Blues home ground Cardiff City Stadium, Fitzalan High School and Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch (a Welsh-medium primary school). The area around the Cardiff City Stadium has seen a retail park develop with well known stores such as Asda, Costco, Next and Marks & Spencer.

Etymology

Although Leckwith may derive from the personal name Helygwydd and Lle meaning place: the place of Helygwydd (possibly a warrior or saint), it is more likely to come from a simple descriptive name formed from the Welsh lle or llecyn, place; helyg willow and gwydd trees, Lle-helygwydd, the place of the willow trees. the hely element having been lost in local usage over time.

Transport

Leckwith is directly accessed from the A4232 linking it to Culverhouse Cross, M4 J33 Cardiff West and Cardiff Bay. Cardiff Bus has its main depot in the area and operates services 12/13 eastbound to city centre and Tremorfa and westbound to Canton, Ely & Culverhouse Cross. The 1/2 Bay Circle route runs clockwise to Canton, Fairwater, Llandaff, Llandaff North, Gabalfa, Heath & Cathays and anticlockwise to Grangetown, Cardiff Bay, Central Stn, Splott, Tremorfa & Roath.

The area is served by Ninian Park railway station with services northbound to Radyr via Fairwater and southbound to Cardiff Central.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Leckwith and surrounding area