Trearddur or Trearddur Bay ( cy, Bae Trearddur) is a village, seaside resort and
community
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south of
Holyhead on the west coast of
Holy Island off the north-west coast of
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 ...
in
Wales
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. The community includes the small settlement of
Penrhosfeilw and the Refail Farm estate.
Name
Historically the bay on which the village sits was known as Porth y Capel (
Welsh: ''bay of the chapel'') and the nearby dunes as Towyn y Capel (''dune of the chapel''). The village name is recorded variously as Treffyarddr, Tre Iarthur and Trefarthur with Trearddur first recorded in 1749. All versions signify the ''settlement of Iarddur'', a key figure in the Middle Ages.
History
At the centre of the beach lies an ancient burial ground known by the old names and which was excavated in 2003.
At the 2001 census, the community had a population of 1,858, reducing to 1,686 at the 2011 census.
As with many places on the Welsh coast Trearddur is quite
Anglicized
Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influenc ...
with 44% of the population born in England.
Amenities
There is one general shop in the centre of the village, along with a garage, two golf courses, one 18-hole (
Holyhead Golf Club), and one small 9-hole, and two hotels including a large hotel, Trearddur Bay Hotel, which overlooks the beach. The other is the Beach motel. There is also a number of self-catering holiday cottages, many with views of the sea and easy access to the beaches.
The village has a number of pubs and restaurants including The Driftwood, Oceans edge, The seacroft, The sea shanty and Farrels Bar.
On the two beaches — Porth Diana and the main beach — there are some shallow
scuba diving
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sites, and the main beach is one of the tourist hotspots of Anglesey. There is excellent sea fishing in the area. Boat trips and fishing trips are available from the beach. Horse riding is available, as is kayaking and sailing. The seas around Holy Island provide some of the best kayaking in the world. Trearddur Bay Sailing Club (founded in 1919) has over 1000 members but, unusually, operates only in the month of August. Visitors can walk along the
Anglesey Coastal Path towards neighbouring
Rhoscolyn or in the other direction towards Porth Dafarch and on to
South Stack
South Stack ( cy, Ynys Lawd) is an island situated just off Holy Island on the northwest coast of Anglesey, Wales.
Geology
South Stack is an island known as a sea stack. It was formed by the wave erosion of sedimentary rocks that once conn ...
and the
RSPB Reserve and
lighthouse.
Near the beach is a play area and a football pitch where Trearddur Bay FC play. The club provides football for youngsters within their girls section and boys section. They also have a disability section.
They have two senior teams. The ladies play in the NWWL league and the men’s play at tier 5 of the Welsh pyramid system.
The village has had a
lifeboat station
A rescue lifeboat is a boat rescue craft which is used to attend a vessel in distress, or its survivors, to rescue crew and passengers. It can be hand pulled, sail powered or powered by an engine. Lifeboats may be rigid, inflatable or rigid-inf ...
since 1967.
The village hosts the
Anglesey Oyster & Welsh Produce Festival.
Governance
Until 2012 an
electoral ward existed of the same name. The ward included the community of
Rhoscolyn with a total population of 2,228. Following the
Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes Trearddur became part of a larger
Ynys Gybi ward, which includes part of
Holyhead.
At the local level, the electorate of Trearddur are represented by twelve community councillors on Trearddur Community Council.
References
External links
Aerial photograph of TrearddurPhotographs of Trearddur and surrounding area on Geograph
{{Communities of Anglesey
Former wards of Anglesey
Underwater diving sites in Wales