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| − | '''Llanfaethlu''' is a village | + | '''Llanfaethlu''' is a village and parish in the [[Talybolion]] hundred of [[Anglesey]]. It is home to Condessa, a small liquor company and O R Jones & Sons, a local coach and bus company. |
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| + | There is a hill fort with a single bank and ditch in the vicinity of Llanfaethlu, and a small hoard of Roman coins was found on a hill to the west of the church, some having been minted when Domitian was emperor, around AD 90.<ref>{{cite book|title=An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Anglesey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0nwILR1UQEC&pg=PR70 |year=1963 |publisher=RCAHMW |page=lxx |id=GGKEY:XZ9WS54AHG8}}</ref> | ||
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| + | The village is built around the Church of Saint Maethlu. This church is dedicated to Maethlu the Confessor who is thought to have founded an early Christian religious establishment about three quarters of a mile to the south of the present building. Two other early Christian burial sites have been found close by, at Hen Siop and at the lodge of Carreglwyd.<ref name=Jones>{{cite book|author1=Jones, Geraint|author2=Rowlinson, Gwenllian Jones|title=Anglesey Towns and Villages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOhiCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT81 |year=2015 |publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited |isbn=978-1-4456-5153-8 |page=81}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In the early nineteenth century, Llanfaethlu was the site of a telegraph station, part of a chain of such stations designed to pass information about the movement of ships between [[Liverpool]] and [[Holyhead]]. The operation started in 1827 and the signals were at first made using flag semaphore, meaning that they could be obstructed in adverse weather conditions. The visual system was replaced by an electric telegraph later in the century.<ref name=Jones/> | ||
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| + | Llanfaethlu is home to Condessa,<ref>{{cite news |title=Look Pops, they've got cherry brandy |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1433549/Look-Pops-theyve-got-cherry-brandy.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=20 June 2003 |accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Seeking the best in Welsh eating |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Seeking+the+best+in+Welsh+eating.-a0107251849 |newspaper=Daily Post (North Wales) |date=3 September 2003 |accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> a small liquor company that manufactures specialist liqueurs which include praline cream liqueur, black cherry liqueur and sloe gin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.condessa.co.uk/ |title=Condessa|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Carreglwyd]], a Georgian house and country estate, is to the north-west of the village. The house became a Grade-II* listed building in 1952 on the basis that it is "a fine small-scale country house of simple Georgian character". It has "an especially fine hall, the core of the C17 house being retained through subsequent remodelling.".<ref name="BLB">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-5267-carreglwyd-llanfaethlu|title=Carreglwyd|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| Llanfaethlu | |
| Anglesey | |
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| Location | |
| Location: | 53°21’12"N, 4°32’13"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Holyhead |
| Postcode: | LL65 |
| Dialling code: | 01407 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Anglesey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ynys Môn |
Llanfaethlu is a village and parish in the Talybolion hundred of Anglesey. It is home to Condessa, a small liquor company and O R Jones & Sons, a local coach and bus company.
History
There is a hill fort with a single bank and ditch in the vicinity of Llanfaethlu, and a small hoard of Roman coins was found on a hill to the west of the church, some having been minted when Domitian was emperor, around AD 90.[1]
The village is built around the Church of Saint Maethlu. This church is dedicated to Maethlu the Confessor who is thought to have founded an early Christian religious establishment about three quarters of a mile to the south of the present building. Two other early Christian burial sites have been found close by, at Hen Siop and at the lodge of Carreglwyd.[2]
In the early nineteenth century, Llanfaethlu was the site of a telegraph station, part of a chain of such stations designed to pass information about the movement of ships between Liverpool and Holyhead. The operation started in 1827 and the signals were at first made using flag semaphore, meaning that they could be obstructed in adverse weather conditions. The visual system was replaced by an electric telegraph later in the century.[2]
Llanfaethlu is home to Condessa,[3][4] a small liquor company that manufactures specialist liqueurs which include praline cream liqueur, black cherry liqueur and sloe gin.[5]
Carreglwyd, a Georgian house and country estate, is to the north-west of the village. The house became a Grade-II* listed building in 1952 on the basis that it is "a fine small-scale country house of simple Georgian character". It has "an especially fine hall, the core of the C17 house being retained through subsequent remodelling.".[6]
References
- ↑ An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Anglesey. RCAHMW. 1963. p. lxx. GGKEY:XZ9WS54AHG8. https://books.google.com/books?id=d0nwILR1UQEC&pg=PR70.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jones, Geraint; Rowlinson, Gwenllian Jones (2015). Anglesey Towns and Villages. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-4456-5153-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=xOhiCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT81.
- ↑ "Look Pops, they've got cherry brandy". The Telegraph. 20 June 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1433549/Look-Pops-theyve-got-cherry-brandy.html. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Seeking the best in Welsh eating". Daily Post (North Wales). 3 September 2003. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Seeking+the+best+in+Welsh+eating.-a0107251849. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Condessa". http://www.condessa.co.uk/. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Carreglwyd". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-5267-carreglwyd-llanfaethlu. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
