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ontents move to sidebar hide top 1 roman era 2 19th century 3 20th and 21st centuries toggle 20th and 21st centuries subsection 3 1 crime and disorder 4 transport 5 electoral ward 6 notable people 7 amenities 8 education 9 references 10 external links toggle the table of contents ely cardiff 9 languages cebuano cymraeg euskara français gaeilge gàidhlig kernowek svenska 閩南語 bân lâm gí edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 51 28 45 n 3 14 59 w 51 47917 n 3 24972 w 51 47917 3 24972 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia district and community of cardiff wales human settlement in wales ely welsh trelái ely location within cardiff population 14 603 2011 1 community ely principal area cardiff preserved county south glamorgan country wales sovereign state united kingdom post town cardiff postcode district cf5 dialling code 029 police south wales fire south wales ambulance welsh uk parliament cardiff west senedd cymru welsh parliament cardiff west list of places uk wales cardiff 51 28 45 n 3 14 59 w 51 47917 n 3 24972 w 51 47917 3 24972 show map of the community show map of the electoral ward ely welsh trelái from tref town welsh afon elái river ely is a district and community in cardiff wales it is to the north of cowbridge road west caerau defines the boundary to the south as does the river ely to the east and in part to the north roman era edit in roman times ely was the site of a roman villa near the old racecourse and of iron smelting possibly using manganese to harden steel 2 better source needed there is also thought to have been a roman road near the site linking to cardiff roman fort and eastwards to newport 3 19th century edit grand avenue 1966 in 1855 the first horse race took place at ely racecourse which took over from the great heath racecourse 4 the ordnance survey map from the early 1880s shows just how isolated the ancient ely village was from the rest of cardiff reports about travelling along the main road over ely common to cardiff talk of potholes and no shelter and a terrible journey on foot most of ely was still farmland feeding cardiff s population a railway station had only recently been constructed and this gave the surrounding area further potential for mass housing development citation needed a cardiff trolleybus crossing grand avenue in ely 1969 the ely industrial school on cowbridge road east was home to orphaned children originally from cardiff it had been set up to accommodate pauper children from 1863 it was very much a product of the victorian age and workhouse mentality increased social awareness and responsibility saw it closing in 1903 and converted to additional workhouse accommodation for adults though never used for that purpose known as ely lodge the children lived in what became known as ely homes 5 the school was demolished some years later and an infectious diseases isolation unit was built on the same site the land was once owned by the earl of plymouth who dictated that alcohol may not be sold on the land citation needed as a result like other plots of land with similar conditions the boundaries of the old estate can be approximated by the locations of public houses around the area citation needed to attract business from nearby areas establishments would be built as close to it as possible without actually being in ely local establishments are actually in caerau and fairwater citation needed 20th and 21st centuries edit ely police station cowbridge road west ely fire station cowbridge road west ely library ely s rapid expansion of housing began in the 1920s to provide homes fit for heroes after world war i citation needed this came with the construction of council houses to rehouse people from cardiff s inner city slums citation needed ely racecourse had its grandstand destroyed in a fire in 1937 and was then closed in 1939 6 ely hospital was a large psychiatric hospital which was the subject of abuse allegations in the 1960s 7 the subsequent enquiry led to reforms to mental health provision throughout the national health service the hospital closed in 1996 8 the area is widely considered to be one of cardiff s less desirable areas in terms of crime and standard of living but the residents of ely are keen to dispel this reputation citing the fact it is a very large close knit community 9 crime and disorder edit the area was scarred by rioting in september 1991 when shops and houses were vandalised and burnt in one of several waves of rioting around that time which occurred nationally and resulted in extensive damage and casualties 10 the trouble was said to be started after a dispute between wilson road shopkeepers over the right to sell bread 11 some of the buildings targeted in ely have since been demolished under more recent redevelopment projects citation needed in june 1993 45 year old former steelworker les reed was beaten to death after he challenged a gang of youths on the estate after he and a friend witnessed them vandalising a bollard in the middle of a road three local youths were later found guilty of reed s murder and sentenced to life imprisonment and a fourth was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter and received a lesser sentence a friend of reed phillip tull was also attacked but survived after the trial in march 1994 it was revealed that three of the gang had previous convictions for violence including one gang member who had a conviction for wounding reed s teenage son martin in 1991 around this time the independent reported that unemployment on the estate stood at more than 30 at least three times the national average and there was an ongoing problem with car crime and gang warfare 12 on the night of 22 23 may 2023 rioting broke out in the area after two teenage boys kyrees sullivan and harvey evans were killed when the electric bike they were riding crashed during a police chase 13 14 15 transport edit cowbridge road west the a48 is the predominant road running through ely as it runs on to canton and cardiff city centre to the east and to culverhouse cross interchange to the west near the western cemetery the parallel grand avenue links cowbridge road west to the northern estates of ely ely is served by cardiff bus services 17 and 18 which operate every 10 minutes from wood street in cardiff city centre via canton and caerau north ely is also served by service 13 which terminates at the cardiff bus interchange cardiff bus services 96 to barry and adventure_travel_ bus_company s c1 service also serves ely between culverhouse cross cardiff city centre and pontprennau to the north the nearest station is waun gron park in fairwater ely railway station which closed in 1962 was on the south wales main line electoral ward edit ely electoral ward of cardiff main article ely cardiff electoral ward ely is both an electoral ward and a community of the city of cardiff there is no community council for the area the electoral ward of ely falls within the parliamentary constituency of cardiff west it is bounded by fairwater to the northwest caerau to the south although some of lower ely is technically in the electoral ward of caerau as is trelai ely park culverhouse cross to the west and the vale of glamorgan to the southwest all three council seats are safely held by the labour party with one of the long term representatives being former council leader russell goodway 16 though in 2004 when labour lost the council to the liberal democrats goodway retained his seat by only 62 votes 17 the ely electoral ward consists of the area north of cowbridge road west while the caerau electoral ward consists of the area south of cowbridge road west citation needed however a misconception is caerau being a subsection of the ely area citation needed notable people edit steve andrews the bard of ely singer songwriter writer and journalist rakie ayola actress raised in ely ryan giggs manchester united and wales footballer rosemary joshua opera soprano known for her performances in george frideric handel s operas danielle lineker actress and model mackenzie martin cardiff and wales rugby union player jason mohammad radio and television presenter for the bbc eluned morgan baroness morgan of ely welsh labour politician member of the senedd and first minister of wales nicky piper super middleweight and light heavyweight boxer steve robinson wbo featherweight boxer shakin stevens pop singer of the 1980s noel sullivan hear say member singer musical performer actor glen webbe former bridgend and wales rugby union player described as wales first black icon bob maplestone middle distance runner sub 4 minute mile born in ely 18 19 taff groves ely born former special air service personnel 20 amenities edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed may 2023 learn how and when to remove this message ely features several shopping parades two large supermarkets are located just off cowbridge road west on nearby treseder way many small shops and local businesses are notably on wilson road and grand avenue and other chain stores are in the caerau ward education edit primary schools in ely windsor clive junior school on grand avenue herbert thompson primary school on plymouthwood road hywel dda primary school on cambria road saint fagans church in wales primary school on drope road saint francis rc primary school on wilson road high schools in ely cardiff west community high school on penally road youth centres in ely north ely yc on pethybridge road dusty forge project on cowbridge road west references edit ward population 2011 retrieved 8 april 2015 fryer alfred c 1894 interesting discoveries near cardiff the journal of the british archaeological association p 326 327 oclc 1537130 pages 386 387 of the scanned copy at archive org romans in britain roman roads near cardiff archived 2008 06 11 at the wayback machine cardiff timeline cardiffians co uk archived from the original on 19 february 2008 retrieved 29 february 2008 cardiffians co uk cardiff timeline millbank primary history archived from the original on 20 february 2006 retrieved 3 september 2006 ely racecourse peoples collection wales retrieved 1 july 2021 report on ely hospital department of health and social security 11 march 1969 via socialist health association ely hospital national archives retrieved 8 february 2019 elford road ely cardiff life bbc archived from the original on 15 march 2005 walesonline 28 august 2011 the night cardiff burned the ely riots 20 years on walesonline retrieved 23 may 2023 walesonline 28 august 2011 the night cardiff burned the ely riots 20 years on walesonline retrieved 23 may 2023 life for vandal who kicked man to death two teenagers to be held the independent london 23 march 1994 antonia matthews and adam hale cardiff riot two teenagers killed in crash before ely disorder bbc news 23 may 2023 retrieved 23 may 2023 cardiff riots social media rumours about crash started unrest says police commissioner the guardian 23 may 2023 retrieved 23 may 2023 owen cathy john lucy lewis ffion 23 may 2023 live updates as youths killed in ely crash that sparked violence are named walesonline retrieved 23 may 2023 cardiff council elections the story in each ward archived 20 december 2016 at the wayback machine yourcardiff wales online 3 may 2012 retrieved 6 december 2012 goodway i ve got my life back wales online 17 june 2004 sub 4 miler bob maplestone passes away welsh athletics www welshathletics org retrieved 23 june 2025 https www pressreader com uk south wales echo 20200131 281835760680611 srsltid afmbooocoieoyv6hsx4rs9sln7w4hjr097afldhxkcw zmrxkz7607sl retrieved 23 june 2025 via pressreader cite web missing or empty title help wightwick abbie 24 september 2023 the welsh sas hero who helped save hundreds of lives in kenya mall attack wales online retrieved 17 september 2025 external links edit openstreetmap map of the ely area includes schools pubs etc a cardiff university insight into youth and rap culture in ely www geograph co uk photos of ely and surrounding area st fagans fairwater st georges super ely ely canton wenvoe caerau portal wales authority control databases international viaf national israel geographic musicbrainz area other yale lux v t e city and county of cardiff about cardiff architecture arcades listed buildings tallest buildings art public art city centre culture and recreation economy and industry history timeline leisure centres libraries media people places politics schools sport transport bus rail cycle water air neighbourhoods adamsdown birchgrove butetown caerau canton cardiff bay cardiff gate cathays coryton creigiau cyncoed danescourt ely fairwater gabalfa grangetown heath lisvane llandaff llandaff north llanishen llanrumney pentrebane pentwyn pentyrch penylan plasdwr pontcanna pontprennau radyr and morganstown rhiwbina riverside roath rumney splott st fagans st mellons thornhill tongwynlais tremorfa trowbridge whitchurch v t e communities of cardiff adamsdown butetown caerau canton castle cathays cyncoed ely fairwater gabalfa grangetown heath lisvane llandaff llandaff north llanedeyrn llanishen llanrumney old st mellons pentwyn pentyrch penylan pontcanna pontprennau radyr and morganstown rhiwbina riverside roath rumney st fagans splott thornhill tongwynlais tremorfa trowbridge whitchurch v t e politics and government in cardiff local government cardiff council county hall elections local government electoral wards adamsdown butetown caerau canton cathays cyncoed ely fairwater gabalfa grangetown heath lisvane and thornhill llandaff llandaff north llanishen llanrumney pentwyn pentyrch and st fagans penylan plasnewydd pontprennau and old st mellons radyr rhiwbina riverside rumney splott trowbridge whitchurch tongwynlais list of electoral wards in cardiff senedd constituencies and mss caerdydd ffynnon taf dafydd trystan davies pc zaynub akbar pc nick carter pc cai parry jones ref shav taj lab paul rock gr caerdydd penarth anna brychan pc kiera marshall pc leticia gonzalez pc joe martin ref anthony slaughter gr huw thomas lab devolved administration in wales institutions and venues senedd senedd building tŷ hywel welsh government crown building cathays park house of commons constituencies and mps cardiff east jo stevens lab cardiff north anna mcmorrin lab cardiff west alex barros curtis lab cardiff south and penarth stephen doughty lab police and crime commissioner south wales emma wools lab headquarters plaid cymru wales green party welsh conservatives welsh labour 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