Pentrebane ( cy, Pentre-Baen) is a district in the west of

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, capital of

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. It is part of the Fairwater

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Description

Pentrebane was built in the 1960s on agricultural land to the northwest of Fairwater. The newer estate sits on the top of the hill overlooking Fairwater and

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, and on the cusp of St. Fagans and the

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. To the north of the suburb lies the route of the former Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway and is served by

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. There are three

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s in close proximity to each other: Holy Family R.C. Primary, Pentrebane Primary and Ysgol Coed Y Gof. A

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secondary school, Bishop Hannon was built in Pentrebane in the 1960s but demolished around 1987 to make way for housing (on what is now called Bell Fields).

Governance

Pentrebance falls within the Fairwater electoral ward for elections to

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Notable people

The

footballer Ryan Giggs grew up living with his grandparents in Pentrebane.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pentrebane and surrounding area
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