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Danescourt History

What was here before the houses

The area we now know as Danescourt, Cardiff was the original parish of Radyr.

St John's church and the orginal hamlet date back to the 13th Century.  A manor house stood where the gardens of 5 to 19 Heol Aradur are now.

A new manor house, Radyr Court, was built in the 15th Century. It was two storeys around a central court yard. This was partly demolished in 1830 however the surviving wings were turned in to a farm house...and are now the Radyr Court Inn.

To find out more about the history of the area see  'Twixt Chain and Gorge - A History of Radyr and Morganstown' by the Radyr and Morganstown New Horizons History Group. ISBN 0951488740 Try here to buy a copy

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