Cwm Cadnant is a

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and former

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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 ...

, north

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. Named after the local river,

Afon Cadnant The Afon Cadnant ( en, River Cadnant) is a small river on Anglesey, North Wales, which drains to the Menai Strait about 1 km north-east of the Menai Suspension Bridge. The river drains a largely agricultural area from Llandegfan to Llansadw ...

, which flows through it, the community takes in the area between the

Menai Bridge Menai Bridge ( cy, Porthaethwy; usually referred to colloquially as Y Borth) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north-west Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thom ...

and

Beaumaris Beaumaris ( ; cy, Biwmares ) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, of which it is the former county town of Anglesey. It is located at the eastern entrance to the Menai Strait, the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from th ...

. The community includes the villages of Llandegfan, Hen Bentref Llandegfan and

Llansadwrn Llansadwrn (; ; ) is a small village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located in the countryside above the valley of the River Tywi, about halfway between Llandovery (Welsh: Llanymddyfri) to the north-east, and Llandeilo to ...

and at the 2001 census it had a population of 2,222, increasing slightly to 2,254 at the 2011 census. Prior to the

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Cwm Cadnant was an electoral ward in its own right. It is now part of the

Seiriol Seiriol was an early 6th-century saint, who created a cell at Penmon Priory on Anglesey, off the coast of north Wales. He later moved to Ynys Seiriol ( Puffin Island). Narrative Seiriol was a son of King Owain Danwyn Owain Danwyn ( fl. 440) ...

ward, which includes the neighbouring

Llanddona Llanddona (; ); ) is a village and community noted for its sandy beach in the Welsh county of Anglesey. Located between Benllech and Beaumaris, it is popular as a holiday destination, particularly for families. Llanddona has no shops; however ...

, and

Llangoed Llangoed () is a small village, community and electoral ward just north of Beaumaris, on the Isle of Anglesey or ''Ynys Môn'', at . The Royal Mail postcode begins LL58. Llangoed ward has a population of 1,275 (2001), falling at the 2011 census to ...

communities. The lower part of the Afon Cadnant, which passes through part of Llandegfan is Cadnant Dingle, a

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. The site was selected as an example of '' Brachypodium sylvaticum'' – ''

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''/''

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'' broadleaved woodland.

Buildings of note

The area has a long history with several buildings of note. St Sadwrn's church in the village of Llansadwrn contains a 6th-century memorial to Saint Saturnius after whom the church and subsequently the village is named. The area was once the site of Treffos Manor, the medieval residence of the

Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. The see is based in the city of Bangor where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Cathedral Church of Saint Deiniol. The ''Report of the Commissioners appointed ...

, but there are no visible remains and the site is now contains an isolated farm house. Cwm Cadnant is also home to Hafotty, described as one of the finest medieval houses on Anglesey. Home to the constable of

Beaumaris Castle Beaumaris Castle ( ; cy, Castell Biwmares ), in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed d ...

around the 1530s, Hafotty is believed to have been originally constructed in the second quarter of the 14th century. Cwm Cadnant also contains several

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and

standing stone A menhir (from Brittonic languages: ''maen'' or ''men'', "stone" and ''hir'' or ''hîr'', "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. They can be fou ...

s and an ancient

clapper bridge A clapper bridge is an ancient form of bridge found on the moors of the English West Country (Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor) and in other upland areas of the United Kingdom including Snowdonia and Anglesey, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, La ...

over the Cadnant below Cadnant Mill.

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