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Twrcelyn Rural District
Twrcelyn was a rural district in the administrative county of Anglesey, Wales, from 1894 to 1974. The district took its name from Twrcelyn, one of the ancient cwmwds or medieval subdivisions of the island. The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Anglesey Rural Sanitary District. The district consisted of the following civil parishes: The rural district was abolished in 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ... amalgamated Twrcelyn with the other local authorities on the island to become the district of Ynys Môn - Isle of Anglesey. External links * * *Twrcelyn Rural District Council records'' (Archives Network Wales), accessed January 23, 2008 {{coord, 53.330, -4.377, display=title, region:GB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanerchymedd
Llannerch-y-medd, is a small village, community and post town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The Royal Mail postcode is LL71, and it has a population of 1,360, of whom more than 70% is Welsh speaking. The village is situated near the centre of Anglesey close to the large water supply reservoir, Llyn Alaw, and is believed to have an ancient foundation. ''Llannerch'' means "a woodland clearing". The word ''medd'' in the name is Welsh for mead, which is made from honey, and the name may be related to the production of honey for mead. The disused Anglesey Central Railway runs through the village. Its station, opened in 1866, was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe, and its goods yard is now a car park. There is now a cafe and tea rooms housed in a modern extension of the old buildings. Just to the northeast of the village is the hill called Pen y Foel which is 123m above sea level; between 1951 and 1956 this was the site of a VHF Fixer station, part of the RAF Western S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanbedrgoch
Llanbedrgoch () is a hamlet and post town, a mile south of the town of Benllech and west of Red Wharf Bay, on the island of Anglesey ( cy, Ynys Môn), north Wales. The parish church is St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch, a Grade II* listed building that dates back to the 15th century. The historical settlements in the area have been subject of archaeological exploration. The village hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1999. Prior to the 2013 council elections, Llanbedrgoch was a single councillor ward to the Isle of Anglesey County Council, though following ''The Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012'' the ward was amalgamated into a new multi-councillor ward, Lligwy. Notable people * Gwyn Hughes Jones (born 1969) operatic tenor in romantic Italian operatic repertoire. * Kiri Pritchard-McLean Kiri Louise Pritchard-McLean (born 1986) is a Welsh comedian and writer. She has performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodogeidio
Llannerch-y-medd, is a small village, community and post town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The Royal Mail postcode is LL71, and it has a population of 1,360, of whom more than 70% is Welsh speaking. The village is situated near the centre of Anglesey close to the large water supply reservoir, Llyn Alaw, and is believed to have an ancient foundation. ''Llannerch'' means "a woodland clearing". The word ''medd'' in the name is Welsh for mead, which is made from honey, and the name may be related to the production of honey for mead. The disused Anglesey Central Railway runs through the village. Its station, opened in 1866, was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe, and its goods yard is now a car park. There is now a cafe and tea rooms housed in a modern extension of the old buildings. Just to the northeast of the village is the hill called Pen y Foel which is 123m above sea level; between 1951 and 1956 this was the site of a VHF Fixer station, part of the RAF Western S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangwyllog
Llangwyllog () is a small village and ancient parish in the centre of Anglesey, Wales. It is found three miles to the north of the island's capital, Llangefni, and two miles north of Llyn Cefni, the island's second largest body of water. The settlement was once far more important than it is today, reaching a population of 277 in 1821, whereas the 1971 census showed only 75 people living there. The Anglesey Central Railway used to operate a station in the village until its closure in 1993. The tracks however still run through the village and there is a significant railway cutting in the village. The parish church is St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog; the first church here was founded by St Cwyllog in the 6th century. One historic event said to have taken place here in 1134 was a battle between Owain Gwynedd, the first king of Wales, and the armies of the Erse, Manx and Norsemen The Norsemen (or Norse people) were a North Germanic ethnolinguistic group of the Early Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfechell
Llanfechell ( cy, 'Llanfechell' ' church + Saint ''Mechell'') is a village in Anglesey, Wales. It is the largest of several small villages and dispersed settlements that make up Mechell Community Council area. It is east of Holyhead, and west of Amlwch, in the north of the island. Mechell Community (which also includes the small villages of Mynydd Mechell and Carreglefn) had a 2001 population of 1,532, decreasing to 1,293 in 2011. Village services include a church, a primary school, a pub and two chapels. It is an agricultural area, and has been a local centre for markets, livestock fairs, and had both a watermill and a windmill. The area round about has many prehistoric monuments. History The many prehistoric remains close to the village indicate that the area has been lived in for thousands of years. The first written mention of Llanfechell itself is in 1291.Rev. Dafydd Wyn William, record of a talk given tLlanfechell History Society The name Llanfechell means ''Church of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf
Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf () is a parish and community in Anglesey, Wales including the small seaside town of Benllech. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 3,382. Local buildings include the medieval St Mary's Church, where the 18th century poet Goronwy Owen once served as curate. The parish has five Scheduled Monuments, including two collections of hut circles and the stone remains of a dolmen type Neolithic burial mound, called the Pant-y-Saer Cromlech. The remains of a Viking Age settlement have also been found in the parish. The parish lies on an area of Carboniferous Limestone and supports a variety of wildlife, including red squirrels. The Cors Goch nature reserve is a rich fenland habitat in the west of the parish and is designated an SSSI. Other settlements include Brynteg, Llanbedrgoch, Tyn-y-Gongl, and Red Wharf Bay. Notable people * Goronwy Owen (1723–1769) a notable Welsh poet *Howel Harris Hughes (1873–1956), theologian, Presbyteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Tre'r-beirdd
Llanfihangel (English: ''St Michael's Church'') can refer to the following places in Wales: *Llanfihangel (Powys electoral ward), including Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa *Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire * Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Gwynedd * Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, the former name for Llandre, Ceredigion * Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy * Llantarnam (Welsh: ''Llanfihangel Llantarnam''), Torfaen *Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Powys *Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Powys * Llanfihangel Penbedw, a former parish in the Hundred of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire *Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys *Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, on the Isle of Anglesey * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, a community in Gwynedd * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Dolbenmaen, a village in the community of Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel-y-Rug is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llaneugrad
Llaneugrad is a community in the Welsh county of Anglesey. It is located on the east coast of the island, south east of Amlwch, north west of Menai Bridge and north east of Llangefni, and includes the village of Marian-glas. At the 2001 census the community had a population of 273. Saint Eugrad's Church stands in an isolated position at Parciau, some 450m south of the Parciau hill fort. The nave and chancel date from the 12th century, there is a 13th-century carved crucifixion stone, and doorways dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored in the late 19th century. A stone memorial commemorates John Groome, the fourth officer of the Royal Charter, which was driven onto rocks at Moelfre, with over 450 lives lost, in 1859. It is considered by Cadw to be a simple rural church characteristic of the island, and is Grade II* listed. Nearby in Parciau Park, stands a similarly listed early 17th century dovecote. The community reaches the coast at Traeth Bychan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
