:St Fagans
{{Short description|Village and community in Cardiff, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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| static_image_caption = St Mary’s Church, St Fagans
| welsh_name = Sain Ffagan
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Cardiff West
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| official_name = St Fagans
| unitary_wales = Cardiff
| lieutenancy_wales = South Glamorgan
| constituency_westminster = Cardiff West
| post_town = CARDIFF
| postcode_district = CF5
| postcode_area = CF
| dial_code = 029
| coordinates = {{coord|51.487|-3.268|display=inline,title}}
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Map of the community
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St Fagans ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|æ|g|ə|n|z}} {{respell|FAG|ənz}};G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 130. {{langx|cy|Sain Ffagan}}) is a village and community in the west of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is home to the St Fagans National History Museum.
History
The name of the area invokes Saint Fagan, according to William of Malmesbury a second-century missionary to Wales but for whom there is no reliable historical evidence.
In 1648, the Battle of St Fagans took place close by.
Description
To the south lies the village of Michaelston-super-Ely, and to the east the suburb of Fairwater. The community includes Rhydlafar to the north. 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.
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| Creigiau |
| St Georges super Ely |St Fagans |
| |Michaelston super Ely |Ely |
The village is home to St Fagans National History Museum (formerly called the Welsh Folk Museum and the Museum of Welsh Life) which includes St Fagans Castle and gardens. St Mary's Church in the village dates from the 12th century, with an 18th-century tower.{{cite web|url=http://parish.churchinwales.org.uk/l124/ |title=The Parish of St Fagans and Michaelston-super-Ely |website=The Church in Wales |access-date=14 October 2017}} St Fagans Old Rectory is another important Grade II* listed building nearby.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300013902-the-old-rectory-st-fagans |title=The Old Rectory - A Grade II* Listed Building in St. Fagans, Cardiff |website=British Listed Buildings |access-date=14 October 2017}}
St Fagans is home to St Fagans Cricket Club.
In 2017 construction started on a new Cardiff suburb of 7,000 houses, named Plasdwr, on countryside between St Fagans, Fairwater and Radyr.{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/building-work-first-set-homes-12622402 |title=Building work for first set of homes in Cardiff's £2bn garden city to begin before Easter |work=Wales Online |date=17 February 2017|access-date=14 October 2017}}
{{gallery|File:St Fagans Castle.jpg|St Fagans Castle
|File:Formal Garden, St Fagan's Castle - geograph.org.uk - 908510.jpg|The formal gardens of St Fagans Castle
|File:Plymouth Arms, St Fagans, Cardiff.jpg|The Plymouth Arms public house
|File:St Fagans War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3910627.jpg|War memorial
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Local government
File:St Fagans Village Hall.jpg
St Fagans elects a community council{{cite web|title=Community councils|url=https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Community-councils/Pages/Community-councils.aspx#5|website=Cardiff Council|access-date=28 April 2017}} of up to nine community councillors.{{cite web|url=http://www.stfaganscommunitycouncil.org.uk/St-Fagans-Cc/your_community_councillors-9441.aspx |title=Your Community Councillors |website=St Fagans Community Council |access-date=14 October 2017}} The council is funded by a precept on local council tax bills and supports a number of local facilities and services. Elections are held every five years.
=2017 Community Council Election=
Six candidates stood for nine seats during the 2017 Cardiff Council election. All candidates were therefore elected unopposed, with three other seats filled through councillors being co-opted by members of the community council.{{cite web|title=Your Community Councillors|url=http://www.stfaganscommunitycouncil.org.uk/St-Fagans-Cc/your_community_councillors-9441.aspx|publisher=St Fagans Community Council|access-date=1 April 2020}}
=2022 Community Council Election=
The next election is due to be held in May 2022.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|St Fagans}}
- {{oscoor gbx|ST117771}}
- [http://www.stfaganscommunitycouncil.org.uk Official St Fagans Community Council Website] ILP
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