Llanfachraeth is a village and
community in
Anglesey,
Wales. It is located near the west coast of the island, at the head of the
Alaw estuary, east of
Holyhead
Holyhead (,; cy, Caergybi , "Cybi's fort") is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census. Holyhead is on Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is ...
, south west of
Amlwch and north west of
Llangefni. The
A5025 road runs through the village.
A bus service operates along this road daily, except for Sundays, running between
Cemaes,
Llanfaethlu, Llanfachraeth and Holyhead. The
Wales Coast Path is forced inland here to cross the
Afon Alaw. The village has a pub and accommodation is provided by the Holland Hotel.
At the 2001 census the community had a population of 566, increasing slightly at the 2011 census to 589.
In the extreme north of the community, on the border with
Llanfaethlu, stands Gronant, a
Grade II* listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
sub-medieval house dating from around 1540. A second house was built around 1618. In the 19th century the two houses were joined and a bell turret, used to call servants for meals, was added. The former servants' loft contains fragments of an original wallpainting. Other notable buildings in or near the village includes the Church of St Figael one mile to the east, Capel Abarim, Capel Pont yr Arw, and Bethesda Congregational Chapel, all Grade II listed buildings, but the Church of St Machraeth itself is not listed.
The Alaw estuary forms part of the
Beddmanarch–Cymyran
Beddmanarch–Cymyran is a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) on the Welsh island of Anglesey extending to just over , and centred on the Cymyran Strait. It was first notified in 1961 for its coastal botanical and ornithological interest ...
site of special scientific interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
, which also extends across the mudflats between
Holy Island and mainland Anglesey. The area contains large areas of
seagrass and
salt marsh, and is an important wintering area for
ringed plovers,
greenshanks,
red-breasted mergansers and
goldeneyes.
The community includes the hamlet of
Llanfugail
Llanfugail is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. in the community of Llanfachraeth
Llanfachraeth is a village and community in Anglesey, Wales. It is located near the west coast of the island, at the head of the Alaw estuary, ea ...
or Llanfigail. See
St Figael's Church, Llanfigael
St Figael's Church, Llanfigael, is a redundant church in the hamlet of Llanfugail, Anglesey, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. The church is ...
.
Notable people
*
Thomas Jesse Jones Thomas Jesse Jones (1873-1950) was a Welsh-American sociologist and educational administrator. He was Educational Director of the Phelps Stokes Fund from 1917 to 1946. W. E. B. DuBois accused Jones of systematically working to replace Black leaders ...
(1873-1950) a Welsh-American sociologist and educational administrator; his family emigrated to
Middleport, Ohio in 1884.
References
External links
British Listed Buildings
{{Communities of Anglesey