Fairwater, Cardiff

Fairwater (Welsh: Tyllgoed) is a village and district in north-west Cardiff. It is located severals miles form Culverhouse Cross which connects Cardiff to the M4 motorway.

The district is divided between the mainly privately owned 1930s semi-detached developments at the southern end, and public housing stock towards the northern end closer to Pentrebane. It is the site of a pleasant park, Cantonian High School, which due to falling pupil numbers has been proposed to close, and also the Welsh medium school Ysgol Gymraeg Plasmawr.Ysgol Gymraeg (meaning ysgol: school & Gymraeg:Welsh; And Plasmawr meaning bigplace is a huge secrondry School in Fairwater. The School's current headmaster is a MR.REES, who's forname is not known.The School currently has over 800 pupils, and at least 150 of those kids in Year 7. (or for the yanks, 7th grade.) The school is regarded is one of the best in the country in languages, sport and music. Plasmawr has a huge emphasis on Rugby. At least on grade will play a match against an opposing cardiff team every night. Plasmawr, like it's name, is a HUGE place. There are several blocks, from A1-L7!!File:YsgoldaffjpgCf38 22:24, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

The name Tyllgoed, meaning "dark wood" goes back to the 15th C. In more recent times Fairwater men of the 1930's were employed by the Plymouth estates. and restricted by their employer to just two pints of beer, Fairwater Brook was a childhood haunt of Roald Dahl, who went to school in nearby Llandaff. Fairwater Park, known locally as "The Dell" was the site of one of Britain's first artificial ski-slopes, and is still a pleasant recreational area.

Famous people with Fairwater links also include swimmer Martin Woodroffe, a Canton High School pupil who won silver at the 1968 Olympics, and Welsh language poet Nesta Wyn Jones,(Mrs Llwyd) former Welsh language teacher at Peter Lea Junior School in Fairwater.