Bodffordd () is a village and

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in central

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 ...

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. As of the 2011 census, the community's population was 960. The community includes the hamlets of Trefor, Heneglwys and Bodwrog.

Description and history

Bodffordd is located just under from the county town of

Llangefni Llangefni (meaning "church on the River Cefni", ) is the county town of Anglesey in Wales and contains the principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council. United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded Llangefni's population as 5,116 people, ma ...

, on the south western edge of the reservoir,

Llyn Cefni Llyn Cefni is a small reservoir in the centre of Anglesey, Wales which is managed by Welsh Water and Hamdden Ltd, while the fishery is managed by the Cefni Angling Association. The reservoir is located just northwest of the island's county town ...

. It is the nearest settlement to

RAF Mona RAF Mona is a Royal Air Force station near Bodffordd on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It is primarily used as a relief landing ground for RAF Valley. RAF Mona is also the home of Mona Flying Club who operate some evenings and most weekends. ...

and as a community council, it includes the village of Trefor. According to the

United Kingdom Census 2001 A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for Nationa ...

, 77.9% of the population in the

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can speak the

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; the 15-year-old age group has the highest number of speakers, in which 100% of the group can speak the Welsh language. The village was originally called Bodffordd Esgob, the Esgob indicating that it belonged to a

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, the Bishop of Bangor in this case. Village life once revolved around the

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just north of the village and its related trades. This has now been converted into a private residence. Many of these older dwellings have fallen into disrepair but the village church, dedicated to St. Llwydian, is still in good condition. It was chosen to host the 2007 Anglesey

Eisteddfod In Welsh culture, an ''eisteddfod'' is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. The term ''eisteddfod'', which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: , meaning 'sit', and , meaning 'be', means, ac ...

. The village is the site of the Mona Industrial Estate, which in 2009 was given planning permission to build a 25,000-tonne animal waste

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plant. Developer Ecoparc Môn, part of

-based Gray's Waste Management Systems, has been promised £1.1m in grants from the

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through the

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, towards the developments £3.5m projected cost. One of the most well-known people born in the village is Osian Roberts, who played

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for Bangor City before moving into management. Currently assistant manager of the

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, Roberts had previously managed several national youth teams as well as the senior club,

Porthmadog Porthmadog (; ), originally Portmadoc until 1974 and locally as "Port", is a Welsh coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd and the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It lies east of Criccieth, south-west of Blaenau Ff ...

Lakes

The Village of Bodffordd has two lakes, ‘Llyn Frogwy’ and Llyn Cefni. The latter is now used as a public footpath, which people use in order to travel to the town of Llangefni. Llyn Frogwy is located behind Bodffordd's mill, ‘Melin Frogwy’, which is now privately owned.

Governance

Until 2012 an electoral ward with the same name existed, sending a county councillor to the

Isle of Anglesey County Council The Isle of Anglesey County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) is the local authority for the county of Anglesey, one of the principal areas of Wales. Since 2022 the council has 35 councillors who represent 11 multi-member electoral wards. Hi ...

. It included part of Llangristiolus with a total population of 1,534. Following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes Bodffordd became part of a larger Canolbarth Môn ward, which includes three neighbouring communities and part of

Llanddyfnan Llanddyfnan is a village and community in Anglesey, Wales, located north east of Llangefni, north west of Menai Bridge and west of Beaumaris. Description The community includes the villages of Capel Coch, Ceint, Llanddyfnan, Llangwyllog, M ...

. The new ward elects three county councillors.

References

External links

A Vision of Britain Through Time

British Listed Buildings

Office for National Statistics
{{authority control Villages in Anglesey Communities in Anglesey Former wards of Anglesey