Llanishen is a district and community in the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.
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10 Facts About Llanishen
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Llanishen is home to a Leisure Centre and the former 60-acre Llanishen Reservoir – a local beauty spot that is connected to a green corridor which bisects the city from the rising hills in the north to Cardiff Bay in the south.
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The victorious Normans expanded Llanishen, starting work on a church to the north which was completed in the 12th century.
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In 1887, the two new reservoirs of Llanishen were built to allow distribution of water collected in the Brecon Beacons to the city.
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Llanishen Village is a small local shopping centre offering a range of shops and services to the surrounding community.
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Llanishen is home to RampWorld Cardiff, which is Wales' largest indoor Skatepark and operates as a non-profit making charity to provide indoor extreme sports training facilities.
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New 3G playing and training ground for Llanishen RFC, located off Heol Hir, was built in 2018 as part of a new partnership with Llanishen High School.
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Llanishen's pubs include The Church Inn, believed to be the oldest surviving pub in Cardiff, and the Wolf's Castle.
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Llanishen is part of an electoral ward with Thornhill, and is a community of the City of Cardiff.
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Electoral ward of Llanishen falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North.
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