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Canton
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 Cowbridge Road East | |
  Canton Location withinCardiff | |
| Population | 14,304 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST164767 |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF5 and CF11 |
| Dialling code | 029 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
51°29′N3°13′W / 51.48°N 3.21°W /51.48; -3.21  Show map of the community Show map of theelectoral ward | |
Canton (Welsh:Treganna) is an inner-city district andcommunity in the west ofCardiff, capital ofWales, lying 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the city's civic centre. It is located adjacent toPontcanna. Canton is one of the most ethnically diverse of Cardiff's suburbs, with a significant Pakistani and Indian population. The total population of Canton increased to 14,304 at the 2011 census. It is also the most Welsh-speaking district of central Cardiff, with 19.1% of the population speaking Welsh.[2]
The main road through the district isCowbridge Road East, a busy thoroughfare with many shops and cafes as well aspubs andrestaurants and independent retailers. . This is known locally as "The Strip".[citation needed] Canton is home toThompson's Park,Victoria Park, andSanatorium Park, to the education centre Llanover Hall, and to theChapter Arts Centre, which is housed in the former buildings ofCanton High School.
Though the area has strong working-class roots, many artists and young professionals have found the proximity to the city centre and the number of arts venues and pubs an attraction.[citation needed]
The name (from "St. Canna's Town") refers to the 6th-century femalesaint after whomPontcanna is also named. Canton, also known as Treganna (tref town +Saint Canna), was a 13th-centurymanor inLlandaff. It became part of Cardiff in 1875.[3]
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Canton, or Treganna in theWelsh language, was formed around a 13th-century Manor in Cardiff and assumed lands from nearbyLlandaffparish under the stewardship of an Earl (or Baron) de Kanetune, although today the manor comes under the jurisdiction of the Manor of Llandaff. It is believed that Canton is named after Saint Canna, the holy matron in the Celtic age of Saints, and Canna herself is reputed to have been a relative ofKing Arthur.
In 1215, a parishioner called Lucia de Kanetune is recorded as occupying a field ‘near the Earl's wall’. In 1230, a man named as Walter de Canetune is named in the Cardiff charter, and signed the charter, obviously as a resident of quite high status. In 1262, a doctor or ‘Physicus’ called Nicholas de Kanetone gave evidence in a legal dispute between theAbbeys ofMargam and St. Peter's,Gloucester. In 1290, Richard de Canetone is recorded as a witness on the new Cardiff charter. Also in 1290 (Cartae 1 page 294) records:
From around 1250, for several hundred years Canton Cross was the site of the largest and most significant trading market in theSouth Wales area. The market was open daily except Sundays on the extensive Canton common lands at the junction where Llandaff Road and Leckwith Road now crossCowbridge Road East, opposite where the Canton Cross Vaults public house still stands.
Goods, including all manner of fresh food stuffs, live animals and household items were brought from all over Cardiff and theSouth Wales Valleys to be traded at the market. Items that were to be exported were then transported or herded to the docks at Cardiff,Penarth andSwanbridge. Imports of fresh foods and tradeable goods were also brought to the market from those ports.
In the year 1450, stewardship of the Manor of Caneton is recorded as having been granted toSir David ap Mathew, Lord of Llandaff manor but a resident ofRadyr.
In 1853 St. Johns, Canton was completed and opened as a local chapel annexe of nearby Llandaff Cathedral. From around 1840, Halket Street, Canton, became home to manyIrish families, indeed Canton was the recognised centre of Cardiff's increasing Irish community, most of whom were fleeing thepotato famines in their own country and seeking work and housing in the ports ofLiverpool and Cardiff. In 1870 the large Atlas Engineering works was built in Canton and opened its doors, creating many new skilled jobs in the area.
The independenthamlet of Canton was incorporated as a district of the City of Cardiff by charter in 1875. Included in Canton wasPwll-coch, which had previously been considered part ofEly.
In 1899, the Manor House was recorded as still standing, on the west side of Canton Common, but it was in a poor condition and in danger of falling down. At that time it was under the occupation of a Mr Richard Williams, but there is no record of when the Manor House was eventually demolished.
The extensive common lands at Ely Common were already in the process of being converted into a municipal recreation ground calledVictoria Park and new housing by the city council in 1899. The market near Canton Cross, which by then had wound down to a weeklycattle market, had been relocated to lands that now houseCantonian High School in adjacent Fairwater. The market yard and rows of stables would be full of the farmers’ carts and traps from all over theVale of Glamorgan. The market dealt withsheep andpigs as well as cattle and the market buildings also included a slaughterhouse, so the animals could bebutchered on site ready for transporting to the many butchers shops all over Cardiff. The market'stram depot and stabling was also next to Severn Road Council School, trams ran on rails with overhead electric power from the depot and Victoria Park to the city centre and on to other locations in Cardiff from 1902, until they were replaced byCardiff's electric trolleybuses in 1950. The traditional Canton Crosscommon land now hasCardiff City FC'sCardiff City Stadium football ground andCardiff International Sports Stadium built on it, with the last remnant of the medieval market represented only by Bessemer Road fruit market. In recent years many commercial car dealerships have moved into the area.
In 2016, work started to redevelop the old Arjo Wiggins Teape Paper Mill site adjoining Sanatorium Park, on the other side of the mainline railway. Eight hundred houses were expected to be completed, with the 'urban village' being marketed as The Mill.[5]
The main road running through the heart of Canton is Cowbridge Road East, which is served by many bus services. The following bus services all run through Canton:
Provided byNew Adventure Travel:
Provided byCardiff Bus:
Cowbridge Road East links the area withCulverhouse Cross,Ely,Caerau, Cardiff andFairwater to the west and thecity centre to the east.
Canton is served byWaun-Gron Park railway station in the west andNinian Park railway station in south which are both on theCardiff City Line betweenCentral andRadyr railway stations.
Cardiff Canton TMD is home to the main depot ofTransport for Wales.
In the2011 census it was recorded that 2,625 or 19.1% of Canton residents (over 3 years old) could speak Welsh. This was an increase on the figures for the2001 census, which were 1,964 and 15.6%.[6] Canton has twoWelsh-medium primary schools,Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch andYsgol Gymraeg Treganna, and one Welsh-language place of worship: Salem (Presbyterian Church of Wales) on Market Road (founded 1856, current building built in 1910). The current Cardiff Chinese Christian Church on Llandaff Road was originally a Welsh-languageBaptist chapel (opened 1853), but the language of the services was changed to English in the late nineteenth century.[7]
Schools includeLansdowne Primary School, Radnor Primary School, St Mary's Primary, Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch, Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna, andFitzalan High School. It also has the largeCanton Library.
Canton Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the district of Canton, Cardiff, South Wales (established 1877). The club play their home games at Lawrenny Avenue, off Leckwith Road, Cardiff. It is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder for the Cardiff Blues.Canton RFC was founded and commenced playing in 1876 and was one of three clubs that founded the Cardiff & District Union. Only Canton RFC remain from the three teams that played within the Canton boundary during this time. The original ground was located at Alexandra Park, using the Boar's Head as the club headquarters (both on Leckwith Road). The teams of the 1880s provided a steady supply of players to Cardiff RFC, some of whom gained international caps for Wales.
Canton Rangers Football Club formerly known as Canton & Riverside and formed by cousins Mauro Caresimo and Vito Valluzzi, now in its 25th anniversary is Affiliated to the South Wales Football Association since 1999. The FAW Platinum accredited club operates Mini, Junior, Youth and Senior football teams from Under 5s through to Adults who play their games in the Cardiff and District Football League. The club also operates a Senior men's team who play in the South Wales Alliance Division. The club has won a number of League and Cup competitions across a range of different age groups. In May 2015 the club won the Welsh Community Football Award for Club of the Year for South Wales, then winning FAW Community Club of the year for Wales in May 2016.
Canton Liberal also reside from the Canton Area. The Liberal's were formed in 2006 and are affiliated to the South Wales Football Association. The Club since their formation have risen through the welsh pyramid system. The Senior 1st Team sit one promotion away from the Newly Formed Welsh Football League and play their home games at the Cardiff International Sports Campus as the host community club associated with the facility. The Senior Reserve side play their games within the Cardiff & District Football League.
Canton is both anelectoral ward, and acommunity of theCity of Cardiff. There is nocommunity council for the area. Theelectoral ward of Canton is located in the constituency ofCardiff West. It is bounded byFairwater andLlandaff to the north;Riverside andGrangetown to the east; theVale of Glamorgan to the south; andCaerau andEly to the west.
Canton Ward is represented by three County Councillors on Cardiff County Council. Since Cardiff became a unitary authority in 1996 Canton has been represented by Labour Councillors. Currently they are Stephen Cunnah, Susan Elsmore and Jasmin Chowdhury. They hold an advice surgery every other Saturday morning (except in August) at Canton Library, Library Street from 10.00 - 11.00am.
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