Thornhill (Welsh: Draenen Pen-y-Graig draen thorn + -en one + pen top + craig rock) is a suburb in the county of Cardiff, Wales, south of Caerphilly and north of the city of Cardiff. It is a modern area with plenty of new housing. Locally, there is a community centre, Sainsbury's supermarket and adjacent stores and also sports pitches. There are four pubs located in Thornhill:Pen Dragon Pub, Pentre Gwilym House as well as The Cottage and the Fynnon Wen. The Pen Dragon Pub has recently had a re-fit and re-opened in late November. The re-fit included installation of a longer bar and flat screen televsions for live sporting events.

Thornhill Crematorium was Built during the 1950s.

Most of Thornhill's residential development took place during the 1990s.

Thornhill falls into the Llanishen Ward on Cardiff County Council.

There are no Take-away Outlets in Thornhill.

Transport
Thornhill is served by Lisvane and Thornhill railway station which replaced Cefn Onn Halt railway station which was closed in 1986. Thornhill is also served by bus services operated by Cardiff Bus. The numbers 27 and 28 run through Thornhill and both terminate at Central Station at regular intervals.

The M4 motorway passes through Thornhill between junctions 30 and 32 but there is no interchange.

Thornhill has a recently completed Football pitch that includes car park area and two full size pitches. There are also adjacent smaller pitches that would suit a 7-a-side game but the goalposts are not always erected.

Thornhill also houses a few tucked away places including the remains of a castle situated close to the Caerphilly/Thornhill border known as Castell Morgraig.

Education
Primary

Thornhill Primary School

Secondary

There are no secondary schools within Thornhill

The nearest secondary school is Llanishen High School.
Many residents of Thornhill attend Llanewyn High School in Newport.

 Pubs/Bars:
 The Pendragon
       Excalibur Drive
       Thornhill
       CF14 9BB
       029 2061 0550

 Travellers Rest
       Thornhill Road
       Thornhill
       Caerphilly
       CF83 1LY
       029 2085 9021

This Space
could be YOURSFrom Just �30
a Year

Click Here to
Find Out More

Help us to keep
this Site up and running

Key

Bold Red
Internal Link
Red
External Link

 Admission Charges
 Address
 Arts/Galleries
 Buses
 B&B�s/Guest Houses Campsites/Caravans
 Castles
 Credit Cards
 Cricket
 Disabled Facilities
 Email
 Farmers Markets
 Fax
 Film
 Food
 Football
 Parks/Gardens
 Golf
 Historic Houses
 Hotels
 Libraries
 Museums
 Opening Hours
 Pubs/Bars
 Rugby
 Shops/Gifts
 Taxis:
 Telephone No.
 Theatres
 Tourist Information
 Trains
 Vets
 Web Address
 Welsh Produce
 Youth Hostels
 Illustration(s) or
       photograph(s)

This Month

August 8th

Terry Nation (script writer) born 1930 in Cardiff

August 11th

Nerys Hughes (actress) born 1941 in Rhyl

August 15th

T E Lawrence born 1888, Caernarfonshire

August 17th

John Humphrys,  born 1943, Cardiff