Danescourt, a portmanteau from the names of two homesteads that predate the suburb: Radyr Court Farm and Danesbrook House, is built around a church and the site of a 14th century manor house.
Danescourt is built around Radyr's Church in Wales parish church of St John the Baptist and the site of Radyr's former 14th century manor house. The toponym "Danescourt" was devised when the housing estate was built in the 1970s. It is a portmanteau from the names of two homesteads that predate the suburb: Radyr Court Farm and Danesbrook House. 
