St Fagans

St Fagans
Welsh: Sain Ffagan
St Fagans
 St Fagans shown within Cardiff
Principal areaCardiff
Ceremonial countySouth Glamorgan
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CARDIFF
Postcode district CF
Dialling code 029
Police South Wales
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentCardiff West
Welsh AssemblyCardiff West
List of places
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Coordinates: 51°29′13″N 3°16′05″W / 51.487°N 3.268°W / 51.487; -3.268

St Fagans (/səntˈfæɡənz/ sənt-FAG-ənz;[1] Welsh: Sain Ffagan) is an area in the west of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales.

To the south lies the village of Michaelston-super-Ely, and to the east the suburb of Fairwater. St Fagans lies on the River Ely, and previously had a railway station on the South Wales Main Line, and currently there is a level crossing. St Fagans is home to St Fagans Cricket Club.

It is home to St Fagans National History Museum (formerly called the Museum of Welsh Life), St Fagans Castle, St Fagans Old Rectory and St Mary's Church.

The name of the area invokes Saint Fagan, according to William of Malmesbury a 2nd-century missionary to Wales but for whom there is no reliable historical evidence.

In 1648, the Battle of St Fagans took place close by.

References

  1. ↑ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 130.
St Mary’s Church, St Fagans 
St Fagans Castle 
The formal gardens of St Fagans Castle 
The Plymouth Arms public house 
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