Lisvane Reservoir
Lisvane Reservoir at Lisvane, Cardiff, south Wales is one of several reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff, completed in 1886.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Cardiff, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Llanishen Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Llanishen Reservoir and Llanishen railway station.
Llanishen Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Matt Lewis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanishen Reservoir is a Victorian reservoir in north Cardiff, Wales. The reservoir is one of the reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff and was completed in 1886.
Llanishen railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llanishen railway station is a railway station serving the area of Llanishen in Cardiff, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
Cyncoed Methodist Church
Church
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cyncoed Methodist Church is a listed place of worship in the suburb of Cyncoed in Cardiff, Wales. Organisationally, it is in the East cluster of the Cardiff Methodist Circuit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birchgrove and Maindy.
Birchgrove
Suburb
Birchgrove is a district of the city of Cardiff stretching between Llanishen and the Gabalfa interchange, along the A469 Caerphilly road. It centres on a crossroads dominated by the Birchgrove pub which also lies between Heath and Whitchurch. Birchgrove is situated 2 miles southwest of Lisvane Reservoir.
Maindy
Suburb
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maindy is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and Gabalfa. Maindy is situated 2½ miles south of Lisvane Reservoir.
Whitchurch
Suburb
Photo: Welshleprechaun, Public domain.
Whitchurch is a suburb and community in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is approximately 3 miles north of the centre of the city on the A470 road and A4054 road. Whitchurch is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lisvane Reservoir.
Lisvane Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lisvane Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lisvane Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lisvane Reservoir”
- Swedish: “Lisvane Reservoir”
- Welsh: “Cronfa Llysfaen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Llanishen and Cyncoed.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Golf Club and Heath High Level railway station.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lisvane Reservoir”. Photo: Mike Kohnstamm, CC BY-SA 2.0.