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.

It is a portmanteau from the names of two homesteads that predate the suburb: Radyr Court Farm and Danesbrook House.

[1] St John the Baptist parish church, beside Radyr Chain, is nearly 800 years old, but was much altered by a Victorian restoration in the 19th century.

Next to St John's parish church and the Radyr Court Inn is a shopping centre that includes a Co-operative store, a newsagent with a Post Office, a nursery for children and Forte School of Music.

Close to the shopping centre there are a dentist's surgery, a GP's practice, a pharmacy and a women's hairdressers.