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Bodorgan
Bodorgan is a village and community (Wales), community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census, there were 1,503 residents in the now former Wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward, 72.7% of them being able to speak Welsh language, Welsh. This increased to 1,704 at the 2011 Census but only 67.72% of this increased population were Welsh speakers. The village is served by Bodorgan railway station, which is located near the hamlets of Bethel, Anglesey, Bethel and Llangadwaladr to the north-west, which are in the community, as is Malltraeth. It lies on an unclassified road to the southwest of the village of Hermon, Anglesey, Hermon, through which the A4080 road passes. To the east and south of Bodorgan lies the estuary of the Afon Cefni and the extensive Malltraeth Sands. Bodorgan Hall is the largest country estate in Anglesey. The house, dovecote and a barn are Listed building, Grade II listed buildings. The reaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodorgan Hall
Bodorgan Hall is a country house and estate located in the hamlet of Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales, situated near the Irish Sea in the southwestern part of the island. The hall is the seat of the Meyricks, and is the largest estate on Anglesey. The hall is the home of Sir George Meyrick and his wife, Lady Jean Tapps Gervis Meyrick, who is the niece of the Duke of Buccleuch. The house, dovecote and barn are Grade II listed buildings, and the land is also listed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Environmentally Sensitive Area on the Malltraeth estuary. The estate contains woodland, terraced and walled kitchen gardens, a large circular dovecote, a lawn and a deer park. The house was completed between 1779 and 1782, and significant additions were made in the mid-nineteenth century. History Bodorgan has existed for over a thousand years. During the medieval period, it was an estate belonging to the bishops of Bangor. Probably at the time Rowland Meyrick was Bishop of Bangor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodorgan Railway Station
Bodorgan railway station serves the hamlet of Bodorgan and the village of Bethel on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The stop is an unmanned halt, and serves as a request stop for Chester and Holyhead-bound local trains along the North Wales coast. History The station, which was originally to be called Trefdraeth, was opened in October 1849 and had a small signal box, a small goods yard and a water tower. The goods yard closed in December 1964 but the stationmaster's house remains (now in private use).Jones, Geraint: ''Anglesey Railways'', page 31. Carreg Gwalch, 2005 There are stone-built shelters on both platforms. At around 05:00 am on 8 February 2011 an unnamed man was hit by a Holyhead-bound train near the station and died at the scene. Facilities The station has the same range of amenities as others on this part of the line (CIS screens, timetable poster boards and a payphone). No ticketing facilities are available however, so these must be purchased in advance or on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Bodorgan
Royal Air Force Bodorgan or more simply RAF Bodorgan is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located near to Bodorgan Hall on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The airfield was opened as RAF Aberffraw on 1 September 1940. Its named was changed to Bodrogan on 15 May 1941 and it was closed on 30 September 1945. Bodorgan initially had one Blister hangar, with two Bellman hangars added later. Accommodation for personnel was initially in tents, which were replaced by Nissen hut, Nissen and Maycrete huts for accommodation, workshops and technical functions. The hangars were dismantled soon after the airfield closed, but some of the huts remain at the site. In 1942 the fields to the east of the airfield were used for the camouflaged storage of up to thirty Wellington bombers. The following units were here at some point: * ‘J’ Flight of No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF (1 AACU) became No. 1606 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF * ‘Z’ Flight 1 AACU became No. 1620 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethel, Anglesey
Bethel is a relatively small and quiet village set centrally within the wider community and larger Parish of Bodorgan. The village is located inland (approximately three miles) from the south-western coast on the isle of Anglesey in North Wales. Community The village consists mainly of a cluster of detached private dwellings and a few social housing properties that have become mostly former tenant owned since the social and political revolution of the 1980s. These in turn circumvent the village shop, Bethel Stores/Post Office and the new Medical Surgery. During the late 19th century and up until the 1950s the village and the nearby Bodorgan railway station were a hive of commercial and social activity. The present village shop, Bethel Stores, was constructed by Harold and Dorothy Mawson in the 1960s as a result of a major demolition programme affecting many older properties deemed to be in a dangerous state of construction and repair - including their own general stores bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malltraeth
Malltraeth (origin: ''Mall'' (corrupt, blasted, desolate, + ''Traeth'' (beach))) is a small village in the southwest of Anglesey, in the community of Bodorgan. It is now at the end of a large bay, which used to extend much further inland, almost creating a second sea strait in the area (the Menai Strait broke through following the end of the ice age). The population as of the 2011 census was only 255. After several abortive attempts, a long 'cob' or dyke was completed across it during the 19th century, allowing land reclamation behind it. Despite this, the land remains very wet and prone to flooding, much of it of great natural and scientific importance as a result. The former salt marsh creeks are still visible on aerial photography and evident as shallow depressions in the fields. Coal mining occurred for a time in the underlying Carboniferous rock strata and the subsidence of these workings resulted in the lakes "Llynnau Gwaith-glo". The village takes its name from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermon, Anglesey
Hermon is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is located roughly halfway between Newborough and Aberffraw, some 6 miles south-west of Llangefni. The nearest railway station is Bodorgan on the North Wales Coast Line. It is in the community of Bodorgan. The village has a disused windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ... named ''Melin Hermon''. References Villages in Anglesey Bodorgan {{Anglesey-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island, at , is the largest in Wales, the seventh largest in Britain, largest in the Irish Sea and second most populous there after the Isle of Man. Isle of Anglesey County Council administers , with a 2011 census population of 69,751, including 13,659 on Holy Island. The Menai Strait to the mainland is spanned by the Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford in 1826, and the Britannia Bridge, built in 1850 and replaced in 1980. The largest town is Holyhead on Holy Island, whose ferry service with Ireland handles over two million passengers a year. The next largest is Llangefni, the county council seat. From 1974 to 1996 Anglesey was part of Gwynedd. Most full-time residents are habitual Welsh speakers. The Welsh name Ynys M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Inter Games Football Tournament
The 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament was an association football tournament which was held between 15 and 22 June 2019 in Anglesey, Wales. It was organised due to the hosts of the 2019 Island Games, Gibraltar being unable to run a tournament due to lack of pitches. As football is one of the most popular sports at the games it was decided to hold the matches elsewhere, albeit with the results not officially part of the Island Games history. It was announced on 1 May 2018 that the Welsh island had been chosen as the preferred venue to host. In August of that year 12 clubs put forward their names to hold matches and the draw for both the men's and women's competitions were made on 19 November by Wayne Hennessey and Osian Roberts. The sponsors of the games were Anglesey based Huws Gray builders merchants. Men's The men's tournament will start as a group Round-robin tournament followed by knock out games. Group stage Group A Group B Group C Ranking of secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangadwaladr
Llangadwaladr () is a small village in south-west Anglesey, Wales, located around 2 miles east of Aberffraw and 3 miles south of Gwalchmai, Anglesey, Gwalchmai. It is part of the community (Wales), community of Bodorgan. The village is a short distance from the ancient ''llys'' ( en, royal court) of the kings of Gwynedd, and is reputed to have been their royal burial ground. The inscription on one monumental stone in the church (pictured) reads "Catamanus rex sapientisimus opinatisimus omnium regum" ( en, King Cadfan, most wise and renowned of all kings), suggesting that Cadfan ap Iago (c. 569 – c. 625) Kingdom of Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd, is buried there. One of the windows of St Cadwaladr's church dates from the 12th century. Unusually, the advowson (right of presentation) of the benefice lay with the monarch rather than the bishop, until Disestablishment (1920). The inscription is the subject of a "detective story" that interprets it as containing a series of coded messages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince William, Duke Of Cambridge
William, Prince of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. Born in London, William was educated at Wetherby School, Ludgrove School and Eton College. He earned a Scottish Master of Arts degree in geography at the University of St Andrews. William then trained at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst prior to serving with the Blues and Royals. In April 2008, William graduated from Royal Air Force College Cranwell, joining RAF Search and Rescue Force in early 2009. He served as a full-time pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance for two years, starting in July 2015. William performs official duties and engagements on behalf of the King. He holds patronage with over 30 charitable and military organisations, including the Tusk Trust, Centrepoint, and London's Air Ambulance Charity. He undertakes projects through The Royal Foundation, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge
Catherine, Princess of Wales, (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne, making Catherine the likely next queen consort. Born in Reading, Catherine grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire. She was educated at St Andrew's School and Marlborough College before studying art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where she met William in 2001. She held jobs in retail and marketing and pursued charity work before their engagement was announced in November 2010. They married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple's children— Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—are second, third, and fourth in the line of succession to the British throne, respectively. Catherine holds patronage within over 20 charitable and military organisations, including Action for Children, SportsAid, and the National Portrait Gallery. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bro Aberffraw
Bro Aberffraw is an electoral ward in the southern corner of Anglesey, Wales. It comprises the three communities of Aberffraw, Bodorgan and Rhosyr ( Newborough and Dwyran). Canolbarth Môn elects two county councillors to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. Bro Aberffraw was one of the eleven multi-councillor wards created following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012. Prior to this the Bro Aberffraw area was covered by a separate Rhosyr ward and the majority of an Aberffraw ward and Bodorgan county ward which each elected their own county councillor. At the May 2017 county elections, former county council leader Bryan Owen (who lost his seat for Canolbarth Môn in 2013) became a Bro Aberffraw councillor, standing as an Independent. Another Independent, Peter Rogers, won the second seat. The third placed Plaid Cymru candidate lost by only six votes. He had demanded a recount, but this was refused by the returning officer In various parliamentary system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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