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Llandegfan Windmill (cropped)
Llandegfan (; ; meaning ''The Church of St Tegfan'') is a village on the east of island of Anglesey in Wales. It is part of the community (Wales), community of Cwm Cadnant.Davies (2008) p.180 Population is around 1,580. History and description The original village, Hen Llandegfan or Hen Landegfan, was on the ancient way from the crossing of the Menai Strait at Menai Bridge via Pentraeth to Beaumaris. St Tegfan's Church, Llandegfan, St Tegfan's Church, the mother church of Beaumaris, has been greatly restored. Llandegfan has expanded greatly in recent decades and is continuing to expand in the 21st century, notably in the extension to the Mill Lodge estate and along Lon Ganol. Almost all of this expansion is centred on the modern village centre to the south and east of the old windmill. The village is expanding for various reasons, including its proximity to Bangor, Wales, Bangor, where many of the residents of Llandegfan work, and to the A55 road, A55, and the views from the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ynys Môn (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
Ynys Môn may refer to: * Anglesey ( cy, Ynys Môn, links=no), an island of north-west Wales in the Irish Sea ** Ynys Môn (UK Parliament constituency), the island's House of Commons electoral seat ** Ynys Môn (Senedd constituency), its coterminous seat in the Welsh Parliament or Senedd Cymru ** Isle of Anglesey County Council, the local government authority for the island See also * Mon (other) Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * ... * Anglesey (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowdonia
Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951. Name and extent It was a commonly held belief that the name is derived from ("eagle"), and thus means "the abode/land of eagles", but recent evidence is that it means ''highlands'', and is related to the Latin (to rise) as leading Welsh scholar Sir proved. The term first appeared in a manuscript in the 9th-century , in an account of the downfall of the semi-legendary 5th-century king (Vortigern). In the Middle Ages, the title ''Prince of Wales and Lord of Snowdonia'' () was used by ; his grandfather used the title ''Prince of north Wales and Lord of Snowdonia.'' The name ''Snowdonia'' derives from '' Snowdon'', the highest mountain in the area and the highest mountain in Wales at . Before the boundaries of the national park were designated, "Snowdonia" was generally used to refer to a sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhun Ap Iorwerth
Rhun ap Iorwerth (born 27 August 1972) is a Welsh journalist and politician serving as the Deputy Leader of Plaid Cymru since 2018. He has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ynys Môn since 2013. Early and personal life Born in Tonteg, he was educated at Ysgol Rhyd-y-Main and Ysgol Gynradd Llandegfan before going to Ysgol David Hughes in Menai Bridge. He studied politics and Welsh at Cardiff University. He is married with three children, he and his family reside on the island of Anglesey. Career In 1994, he joined BBC Cymru Wales, and worked as a journalist at BBC Westminster. Returning to Wales after the 1997 devolution referendum, he became BBC Wales' Chief Political Correspondent in 2001, a post he held for five years, before moving into presenting roles. He has been presenter of ''The Politics Show Wales'', '' Dragon's Eye'', ampm, BBC Radio Wales' ''Good Morning Wales'', BBC Radio Cymru's ''Post Cyntaf'' breakfast news programme and weekly political discussion p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aled Jones
Aled Jones, (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer and radio and television presenter. As a teenage chorister, he reached widespread fame during the mid-1980s. Since then he has worked in television with the BBC and ITV, and radio (for Classic FM). In September 2012, Jones joined ITV Breakfast where he presented '' Daybreak'' (2012–2014), alongside Lorraine Kelly and Kate Garraway. For the BBC, he has presented '' Songs of Praise'' (2004–), ''Cash in the Attic'' (2010–2012), ''Escape to the Country'' (2010–2013) and ''Going Back Giving Back'' (2016–present). Early singing career Jones was born in St. David's Hospital in Bangor, Caernarfonshire, the only child of Nest Rowlands, a teacher, and Derek John Jones, a draughtsman for a shipbuilder. He was raised in the small Welsh-speaking community of Llandegfan on Anglesey, and attended Ysgol David Hughes (a secondary school). Jones joined the choir of Bangor Cathedral at age nine and was lead soloist within two ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Elliott
Louise Elliott (born 1969, in Ashington) is a Welsh people, Welsh broadcaster and journalist. Biography Born in Ashington, Northumberland, her father Dave Elliott (footballer, born 1945), Dave Elliott was a professional soccer, football player at Sunderland F.C., Sunderland and Newcastle United. At the age of five, her family moved to Wales - she was brought up at Llandegfan near Menai Bridge on Anglesey. Newspapers After competing her A Levels, Elliott joined the North Wales Chronicle in Bangor, Gwynedd, Bangor as a trainee reporter. She then worked on local newspapers in Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, before moving to the Wrexham Evening Leader, where she covered the Hillsborough disaster. Four years later, she became education correspondent for the Preston, Lancashire, Preston-based Lancashire Evening Post. After a year, Elliott joined the Daily Post (North Wales), Daily Post, where, for reports including one from Bosnia with the Red Cross on the Mostar#Bosnian war, Mostar massacre, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ap Huw
Robert ap Huw (or ''Hugh''; c.1580 – 1665), was a Wales, Welsh harpist and music copyist. He is most notable for compiling a manuscript, now known as the ''Robert ap Huw manuscript'', which is the main extant source of ''cerdd dant'' and is a late medieval collection of harp music. It is one of the most important sources of early Welsh music. Life history Robert ap Huw was born circa 1580, growing up in the settlement of Llanddeusant, Anglesey, Llanddeusant on the island of Anglesey. The grandson of the poet Sion Brwynog, Robert was related to the House of Tudor, Tudors of Penmynydd.Davies (2008) p.766 In his later life he moved to Llandegfan where he became a gentleman farmer. He was an able poet, but was best known as a harpist, having graduated ''pencerdd'' (chief musician) by c. 1615. The Robert ap Huw Manuscript Around 1613, Robert ap Huw compiled a retrospective manuscript of harp music, the only reliable source of ''cerdd dant'' to survive. The compositions within the manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulmus Laevis
''Ulmus laevis'' Pall., variously known as the European white elm, fluttering elm, spreading elm, stately elm and, in the United States, the Russian elm, is a large deciduous tree native to Europe, from France northeast to southern Finland, east beyond the Urals into Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and southeast to Bulgaria and the Crimea; there are also disjunct populations in the Caucasus and Spain, the latter now considered a relict population rather than an introduction by man, and possibly the origin of the European population.Fuentes-Utrilla, P., Squirrell, J., Hollingsworth, P. M. & Gil, L. (2006). ''Ulmus laevis (Pallas) in the Iberian Peninsula. An introduced or relict tree species? New data from cpDNA analysis.'' Genetics Society, Ecological Genetics Group conference, University of Wales Aberystwyth 2006. ''U. laevis'' is rare in the UK, although its random distribution, together with the absence of any record of its introduction, has led at least one British authority to consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandegfan Elm Tree
Llandegfan (; ; meaning ''The Church of St Tegfan'') is a village on the east of island of Anglesey in Wales. It is part of the community of Cwm Cadnant.Davies (2008) p.180 Population is around 1,580. History and description The original village, Hen Llandegfan or Hen Landegfan, was on the ancient way from the crossing of the Menai Strait at Menai Bridge via Pentraeth to Beaumaris. St Tegfan's Church, the mother church of Beaumaris, has been greatly restored. Llandegfan has expanded greatly in recent decades and is continuing to expand in the 21st century, notably in the extension to the Mill Lodge estate and along Lon Ganol. Almost all of this expansion is centred on the modern village centre to the south and east of the old windmill. The village is expanding for various reasons, including its proximity to Bangor, where many of the residents of Llandegfan work, and to the A55, and the views from the village over to the mountains of Snowdonia. In the outskirts of the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Wales Coast West Football League
The North Wales Coast West Football League is a football league in Wales, at tiers 4 and 5 of the Welsh football league system in North Wales, founded in 2020. The league is under the control of the North Wales Coast Football Association. The league replaced the former Gwynedd League and Anglesey Leagues, and covers the North West of Wales. A corresponding North Wales Coast East Football League will be also be established at the same time. League history Plans for the new league were discussed in March 2020. There were to be two tiers - the Premier Division – with no more than 16 clubs, at tier 4, with Division One – with no more than 16 clubs, at tier 5. Member clubs for 2022–23 season Premier League *Aberffraw * Amlwch Town * Bethesda Athletic * Glantraeth * Gwalchmai *Llanberis *Llannerch-Y-Medd * Llanrug United * Menai Bridge Tigers * Mynydd Llandegai * Nefyn United *Penrhyndeudraeth *Pentraeth *Pwllheli * Talysarn Celts Division One *Arriva Bangor *Bethesda Rove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandegfan Antelope FC
Llandegfan (; ; meaning ''The Church of St Tegfan'') is a village on the east of island of Anglesey in Wales. It is part of the community of Cwm Cadnant.Davies (2008) p.180 Population is around 1,580. History and description The original village, Hen Llandegfan or Hen Landegfan, was on the ancient way from the crossing of the Menai Strait at Menai Bridge via Pentraeth to Beaumaris. St Tegfan's Church, the mother church of Beaumaris, has been greatly restored. Llandegfan has expanded greatly in recent decades and is continuing to expand in the 21st century, notably in the extension to the Mill Lodge estate and along Lon Ganol. Almost all of this expansion is centred on the modern village centre to the south and east of the old windmill. The village is expanding for various reasons, including its proximity to Bangor, where many of the residents of Llandegfan work, and to the A55, and the views from the village over to the mountains of Snowdonia. In the outskirts of the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglesey League
The Anglesey Football League was a football league in Anglesey, Wales, and was equivalent to the sixth level of the Welsh football league system in North Wales. The champions were promoted to the Gwynedd League. The league also runs five cup competitions which are (Current holders in brackets) Lucas Oil Cup (Bryngwran Bulls), Dargie Cup (Bryngwran Bulls), Elias Cup (Arriva Bangor), Megan Cup (Holyhead Hotspur Reserves) and the Bwlch Car Boot Trophy (Arriva Bangor). League members also compete in the North Wales Coast Junior Cup against fellow league members and members from the Caernarfon & District League and the Clwyd League. The league folded in 2020 due to a reorganisation of the Welsh football league pyramid, with many teams joining the North Wales Coast West Football League. Member clubs for the final 2019–20 season *Arriva Bangor *Bodorgan *Cemaes Bay *Cefni *Holyhead Town reserves * Holyhead Hotspur reserves *Llandegfan *Llanfairpwll *Mountain Rangers *Pentr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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