Rhydlafar

Rhydlafar

Rhydlafar is a small suburb on the edge of the city of Cardiff and town of Llantrisant in Wales.

History & Amenities

Formerly the site of a specialist hospital and more recently a new housing estate development which further extends the city of Cardiff.

The name probably originates from the Welsh language word "rhyd" ('ford': see also 'Rhydaman' or 'Ammanford', etc) and the stream 'Llafar' ('spoken', 'voiced') which flows nearby; thus the meaning could be rendered 'Ford on the (river) Llafar' with Llafar being a common name for streams roughly equivalent to "babbling" in English (e.g. "a babbling brook"). Incidentally, 'llafar' is Welsh for 'speech' or 'chat'.

External Links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3435965 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Rhydlafar and surrounding area]


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