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Michaelston-le-Pit (Welsh: Llanfihangel-y-pwll) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, just to the west of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It is part of the Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith community. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 309.[1]

Michaelston-le-Pit Welsh: Llanfihangel-y-pwll
Michaelston-le-Pit Village Green
Michaelston-le-Pit Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
OS grid reference	ST152730
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
Ceremonial county	South Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	CF
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
List of places UK Wales Vale of Glamorgan 51.449°N 3.222°W / 51.449; -3.222

To the south lies the town of Penarth, while to the south west lies the village of Dinas Powys.

The village is built near the confluence of two small streams, which join to form the Cadoxton River. The French suffix is possibly derived from a clay pit near the southern end of the village, it having been settled on a Norman family, the De Raneghs, after the conquest.

Llanfihangel-y-pwll means The Church of St Michael and All Angels of the Pool or Pit. It is not to be confused with Latin suffixed Michaelston-super-Ely (Cardiff) or Welsh suffixed Michaelstone-y-Fedw (Newport).

Notable people

Rev. Henry Holmes Stewart (1847–1937), who won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1873, was rector at the parish church from 1925 to 1935.[2]

The village was the home to former First Minister of Wales Rhodri Morgan.[3][4]

References

External links

• GENUKI(tm) page
• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Michaelston-le-Pit and surrounding area
• Community council website

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