Llanddyfnan
| Llanddyfnan | |
| Anglesey | |
|---|---|
 Mynydd Bodafon, Llanddyfnan | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SH502786 |
| Location: | 53°17’2"N, 4°14’53"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,061 (2011) |
| Post town: | Llangefni |
| Postcode: | LL77 |
| Dialling code: | 01248 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Anglesey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ynys Môn |
Llanddyfnan is a hamlet on Anglesey, three and a half miles north-east of Llangefni, six and a half miles north-west of Menai Bridge and seven miles west of Beaumaris.
The wider community includes Llanddyfnan itself and such villages as Capel Coch, Ceint, Llanddyfnan, Llangwyllog, Maenaddwyn, Mynydd Bodafon (also the name of the highest point of the main island of Anglesey), Talwrn, Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd and Tregaian: the 2001 census recorded this community with a population of 1,027.
Near the hamlet is a standing stone 8½ feet high, thought to date from the Bronze Age.[1]
Churches
- St Caian's Church at Tregaian: the church dates from at least the 14th century, and contains a window from that period. The south doorway dates from the 15th century, and the pulpit contains 17th century panelling. The circular font dates from the 12th century.[2]
- St Cwyllog's Church at Llangwyllog is thought to date from around 1200, and is mentioned in the Norwich Taxation of 1254, although the earliest dateable features are a doorway and window from the 15th century. The fittings are mainly from the late 18th century, and include a pulpit and reading desk.[3]
- St Dyfnan's Church, Llanddyfnan, dating from the 14th century, and which includes a doorway to the nave with a two-centred head and carved nude figures.[4] The churchyard includes the graves of some of the victims of the Royal Charter shipwreck of 1859. The aftermath was reported by Charles Dickens in The Uncommercial Traveller, and the disaster led the Meteorological Office to introduce the first gale warnings.[5]
Nature reserves
Cors Bodeilio National Nature Reservev near Talwrn is a nature reserve and 'wetland of international importance'. It is a mire in a shallow limestone valley, where fen species prosper. The site contains uncommon species, including fen pondweed, orchids, curlews, lapwings and snipes.
Cors Erddreiniog National Nature Reserve to the north east of Tregaian, has been described as the "Jewel in the crown of the Anglesey fens" and is home to the bog myrtle, marsh gentian, southern damselfly and hen harrier.
Outside links
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