St. Fagans (Welsh Sain Ffagan) is a village in the west of the city of Cardiff, Wales and in the traditional county of Glamorgan. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Morgannwg is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales.
It lies outside the city proper, but inside the associated principal area. In England and Wales local government legislation a principal area is one of the various sub-national areas established for control by a principal council To the south lies the village of Michaelston-super-Ely, and to the east the suburb of Fairwater. Michaelston-super-Ely is a village to the west of the City of Cardiff, Wales. Fairwater could be Fairwater Cardiff Fairwater Torfaen Fairwater Wisconsin St Fagans lies on the River Ely, and previously had a railway station on the South Wales Main Line. The River Ely (Afon Elai is a River in South Wales flowing generally south east from Tonyrefail to the Capital city of Cardiff |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains History The original route of the Great Western Railway between London and South Wales left the Bristol-bound Great Western Main Line at Swindon proceeding via
It is home to St Fagans National History Museum (formerly called the Museum of Welsh Life) and St Fagans Castle. St Fagans National History Museum ( Welsh: Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru) commonly referred to as St Fagans, is an open-air Museum chronicling St Fagans National History Museum ( Welsh: Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru) commonly referred to as St Fagans, is an open-air Museum chronicling
In 1648, the Battle of St Fagans took place close by. The Battle of St Fagans was a Pitched battle in the Second English Civil War in 1648.
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