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'''Llanfwrog''' is a village | '''Llanfwrog''' is a village and ancient parish in the [[Talybolion]] hundred of [[Anglesey]]. It lies about four miles to the north-east of [[Holyhead]]. The village lies near the coast about a mile east of Gribin Beach. A country road connects it with the A5025 road, one mile east, and [[Llanfaethlu]], approximately 2½ miles to the north. | ||
According to tradition, the village was founded by St | According to tradition, the village was founded by St Mwrog. The only other place that is associated with the name of a saint Mwrog is [[Llanfwrog, Denbighshire]]. | ||
The church belonged to the rectory of the parish of Llan by the eighteenth century.<ref>Atlas Môn (Llangefni, 1972), mapiau tt. 38, 76.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Llanfwrog | |
| Anglesey | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SH301843 |
| Location: | 53°19’31"N, 4°33’7"W |
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| Post town: | Holyhead |
| Postcode: | LL65 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Anglesey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ynys Môn |
Llanfwrog is a village and ancient parish in the Talybolion hundred of Anglesey. It lies about four miles to the north-east of Holyhead. The village lies near the coast about a mile east of Gribin Beach. A country road connects it with the A5025 road, one mile east, and Llanfaethlu, approximately 2½ miles to the north.
According to tradition, the village was founded by St Mwrog. The only other place that is associated with the name of a saint Mwrog is Llanfwrog, Denbighshire.
The church belonged to the rectory of the parish of Llan by the eighteenth century.[1]
References
- ↑ Atlas Môn (Llangefni, 1972), mapiau tt. 38, 76.