Llanbadrig is a village and
community (and former
electoral ward
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) in
Anglesey,
Wales. The parish includes the township of Clygyrog,
Tregynrig
Tregynrig is a hamlet in the community of Llanbadrig, Ynys Môn, Wales, which is 143.1 miles (230.2 km) from Cardiff and 222.8 miles (358.6 km) from London.
References
See also
* List of localities in Wales by population
The f ...
and the port of
Cemaes (pronounced "Kem-ice"), and was formerly in the
cwmwd of
Talybolion
Talybolion was a commote in the Hundred of Cemaes. The parishes of Llanfwrog and Llanbadrig
Llanbadrig is a village and community (and former electoral ward) in Anglesey, Wales. The parish includes the township of Clygyrog, Tregynrig and th ...
. The area has extensive quarries of limestone and marble. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,392, reducing slightly to 1,357 at the 2011 census.
The Welsh name Llanbadrig means "Church of Saint Patrick" and there is a Church of
St. Patrick
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on the coast near
Cemaes. It is said to have been founded in 440CE by St Patrick himself. Local legend states that Patrick was shipwrecked on the small nearby island of Ynys Badrig (Patrick's Isle, also known as
Middle Mouse),
which can be seen from the stile in the churchyard wall. The nearby cove is known as Porth Padrig.
Following the ''Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012'' the Llanbadrig ward was amalgamated into a new multi-councillor ward,
Twrcelyn
Twrcelyn is an electoral ward in the north of Anglesey, Wales. It includes the communities
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.
Trivia
Portions of the 2006 movie ''
Half Light'' starring
Demi Moore were filmed in Llanbadrig, although the movie is ostensibly set in Scotland.
The headland was the location for a 'Peace Camp: coastal installation celebrating love poetry and landscape'. This was part of the Cultural Olympiad running alongside the 2012 London Olympic Games, and was one of eight such locations around Britain. For four nights in July, glowing dome tents and recitals of love poetry filled the headland.
Peacecamp2012 Cemaes Bay
accessed 9 December 2017
Anglesey also has a Llyn Padrig (lake) and Rhosbadrig (farm) located inland from Aberffraw. Atlas Mon shows a medieval place called ''Tref Was Padrig'' (transl. "township of Patrick's servant") in that area.
The most northerly point of Wales, Ynys Badrig
Middle Mouse ( cy, Ynys Badrig - ''Patrick's island'') is an uninhabited island situated 1 kilometre (1000 yards) off the north coast of Anglesey. It is notable as the northernmost point of Wales. The island measures a maximum of 207 metres (2 ...
, is in the community.
Gallery
File:Llanbadrig_Church.jpg, View of the graveyard at Llanbadrig church showing its position on the coast.
File:Llanbadrig_Church3.JPG, Interior of Llanbadrig church.
File:Peace Camp, Llanbadrig point, Anglesey, July 2012.JPG, Peace Camp at Llanbadrig Point, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
References
External links
A Vision of Britain Through Time
British Listed Buildings
Geograph
Office for National Statistics
Former wards of Anglesey
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