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Trearddur
Trearddur or Trearddur Bay () is a village, seaside resort and community south of Holyhead on the west coast of Holy Island off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales. 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. Like many places on the Welsh coast, Trearddur is somewhat anglicised, with 44% of the population born in England. Amenities Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station
Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station is located in Trearddur, a village and seaside resort overlooking Trearddur Bay, just south of Holyhead, but on the opposite south-west corner of Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island, off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales. An Inshore Lifeboat (rescue), lifeboat station was established at Trearddur in 1967 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The station currently operates both an Inshore lifeboat, ''Hereford Endeavour'' (B-847), on station since 2010, and the smaller Inshore lifeboat, ''Clive and Imelda Rawlings II'' (D-885), on station since 2024. History In 1964, in response to an increasing amount of water-based leisure activity, the RNLI placed 25 small fast Inshore lifeboats around the country. These were easily launched with just a few people, ideal to respond quickly to local emergencies. More stations were opened, and in May 1967, a lifeboat station was established at Trearddur Bay. A Inshore lifeboat was placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trearddur
Trearddur or Trearddur Bay () is a village, seaside resort and community south of Holyhead on the west coast of Holy Island off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales. 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. Like many places on the Welsh coast, Trearddur is somewhat anglicised, with 44% of the population born in England. Amenities Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Wales Coast West Football League
The North Wales Coast West Football League is a football league in Wales, at tiers 4 and 5 of the Welsh football league system in North Wales, founded in 2020. The league is under the control of the North Wales Coast Football Association. The league replaced the former Gwynedd League and Anglesey Leagues, and covers the North West of Wales. A corresponding North Wales Coast East Football League was also established at the same time. League history Plans for the new league were discussed in March 2020. There were to be two tiers - the Premier Division – with no more than 16 clubs, at tier 4, with Division One – with no more than 16 clubs, at tier 5. Member clubs for 2025–26 season Premier League *Blaenau Ffestiniog * Boded * Bontnewydd * Cemaes Bay * Glantraeth * Gwalchmai *Llanberis * Llannerch-Y-Medd * Llanrug United * Llanystumdwy * Menai Bridge Tigers * Mynydd Llandegai * Nantlle Vale * Nefyn United * Penrhyndeudraeth * Talysarn Celts Division One *Aberffraw * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglesey Oyster & Welsh Produce Festival
The Anglesey Oyster and Welsh Produce Festival is an annual food festival that was established in 2006 and is held during October in Anglesey, Wales. Overview The festival started as an informal social event based on the consumption of oysters, drinking and dancing and was formalised into a food festival in 2006 when it was also expanded to include other types of food. Focus The original focus of the festival was originally seafood, in particular local oyster production which is organised around the fast-flowing waters of the Menai Strait. The festival has since expanded to include other food types from local producers. Many of the producers are local farmers and fishermen who produce beef, lamb, lobsters and oysters. Some of these producers have diversified into producing cheese, chocolate and real ale. The festival has been described as "a friendly food fair giving visitors the opportunity to meet and build relationships with over 40 producers". The festival has included c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Island, Anglesey
Holy Island (, 'the island of (Saint) Cybi') is an island on the western side of the larger Isle of Anglesey, Wales, from which it is separated by the Cymyran Strait. It is called "Holy" because of the high concentration of standing stones, burial chambers and other religious sites on the small island. The alternative English name of the island is Holyhead Island. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 UK Census, the population was 13,659, of whom 11,431 (84%) lived in the largest town, Holyhead. Pre-history of Holy Island The settlement of Holy Island, Anglesey is dated to with the discovery of an original Neolithic long house. The long house is similar to those found in Scotland and elsewhere in the British Isles. Also near the Neolithic site on the middle of Holy island is the Bronze Age Ty Mawr standing stone (Menhir), which is a Monolith measuring 2.67m high (8 feet). Permanent settlement on Anglesey was established in different forms for thousands of years fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ynys Gybi (electoral Ward)
Ynys Gybi is an electoral ward in the west of Anglesey, Wales, created in 2012. It covers the most part of Holy Island, whose name is Ynys Gybi in Welsh. Description Ynys Gybi ward covers the six mile length of Holy Island, from North Stack in the north, to Rhoscolyn in the south. It includes the communities of Trearddur and Rhoscolyn, as well as the Holyhead town wards of Maeshyfryd and Kingsland (the remainder of Holyhead forms the neighbouring county ward of Caergybi). The Ynys Gybi ward elects three county councillors to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. The Ynys Gybi ward was created following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012, which created 11 multi-councillor wards from 40 single-councillor wards. The new ward replaced the former county wards of Kingsland, Maeshyfryd and Trearddur, which had each elected one county councillor. According to the 2011 UK Census the combined total population of Kingsland, Maeshyfryd and Trearddur was 6,039. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrhosfeilw
Penrhosfeilw is a village in the community of Trearddur, Anglesey, Wales, which is 140.1 miles (225.4 km) from Cardiff and 227.5 miles (366.1 km) from London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... References See also * List of localities in Wales by population Villages in Anglesey {{Anglesey-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglesey
Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, skerries. The county borders Gwynedd across the Menai Strait to the southeast, and is otherwise surrounded by the Irish Sea. Holyhead is the largest town, and the administrative centre is Llangefni. The county is part of the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Gwynedd. Anglesey is the northernmost county in Wales. The Isle of Anglesey has an area of and a population of in . After Holyhead (12,103), the largest settlements are Llangefni (5,500) and Amlwch (3,967). The economy of the county is mostly based on agriculture, energy, and tourism, the latter especially on the coast. Holyhead is also a major ferry port for Dublin, Ireland. The county has the second-highest percentage of Welsh language, Welsh speakers in Wales, at 57.2%, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Stack Lighthouse
The South Stack Lighthouse is built on the summit of a small island off the north-west coast of Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It was built in 1809 to warn ships of the dangerous rocks below. History The lighthouse has warned passing ships of the treacherous rock below since its completion in 1809. The -tall lighthouse on South Stack was designed by Daniel Alexander and the main light is visible to passing vessels for , and was designed to allow safe passage for ships on the treacherous Dublin– Holyhead–Liverpool sea route. It provides the first beacon along the northern coast of Anglesey for east-bound ships. It is followed by lighthouses, fog horns and other markers at North Stack, Holyhead Breakwater, The Skerries, the Mice, Point Lynas and at the south-east tip of the island Trwyn Du. The lighthouse is operated remotely by Trinity House. It has been visited by the team at '' Most Haunted''. Visitors can climb to the top of the lighthouse and tour the engine roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holyhead
Holyhead (; , "Cybi's fort") is a historic port town, and is the list of Anglesey towns by population, largest town and a Community (Wales), community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Holyhead is on Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is separated from Anglesey island by the narrow Cymyran Strait, having originally been connected to Anglesey via the Four Mile Bridge#The Bridge, Four Mile Bridge. In the mid-19th century, John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, Lord Stanley, a local philanthropist, funded the building of a larger Stanley Embankment, causeway, known locally as "the Cobb". it now carries the A5 road (Great Britain), A5 and the North Wales Coast Line, railway line. The A55 road (Great Britain), A55 dual carriageway runs parallel to the Cobb on a modern causeway. The town houses the Port of Holyhead, a major Irish Sea port for connections towards Ireland. The population of the town proper as of the 2021 censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Anglesey Electoral Boundary Changes 2012
The Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012 reduced the numbers of electoral wards to the Isle of Anglesey County Council from 40 to 11. This led to the postponement of local government elections in the county by 12 months. The changes were confirmed by the Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012 in October 2012. The changes were based on proposals by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales, after a review was ordered by the Welsh Government's Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Carl Sargeant, in March 2012. The Commission proposed replacing the 40 electoral wards, which had elected one county councillor each, with eleven multi-member wards electing 30 county councillors in total. This was ostensibly to bring the ratio of councillors closer to 1:1750 of the voting population. The proposals were revealed by the Boundary Commission in May 2012. Despite strongly opposing the changes, Anglesey County Council voted by a majority on 27 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglesey Coastal Path
The Anglesey Coastal Path (formally the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path, ) is a long-distance footpath around the island of Anglesey () in North Wales. The route is part of the Wales Coast Path. Description The path mainly follows the coast. Exceptions are where the path comes inland from Moel y Don by Plas Newydd estate, and the Bodorgan Estate on the west of the island between Aberffraw and Malltraeth, where the Prince and Princess of Wales used to live. The loop officially begins and ends at Holyhead, and is described in the official guidebook in an anti-clockwise direction. It cost £1.4 million and runs virtually within the length of the entire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, using the existing network of public rights of way and some designated permissive paths. For example, the coastal path at Mynachdy is closed between mid-September and mid-February. There are alternatives to these permissive paths. The path is well signposted throughout. It has been walked in as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
