Gwalchmai, Anglesey
| Gwalchmai | |
| Anglesey | |
|---|---|
 Lower Gwalchmai village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SH388762 |
| Location: | 53°15’32"N, 4°25’3"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | LL65 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Anglesey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ynys Môn |
Gwalchmai is a village on Anglesey, less than a mile from the A55 road and the Anglesey Show Ground and less than two miles from RAF Mona.
History
The village is considered to be named after the 12th-century court poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, whose own name may be derived from that of the Welsh hero known as Gwalchmei ap Gwyar, who became the Gawain of later Arthurian legend.
There are the remains of a windmill in the southern part of the village and a TV transmission tower just north of the village. Llyn Hendref (The Lake of Winter Dwelling) is a small lake to the north-east. The village consists of two distinct parts, Gwalchmai Uchaf (Upper Gwalchmai) which is the south-east section and Gwalchmai Isaf (Lower Gwalchmai) which is the north-west section. On the village clock are inscribed the names of the 29 people from the village who died in First World War and the nine who died in Second World War. The local association football team, C.P.D. Gwalchmai, won the 2009–2010 local league championship and will be promoted to the Welsh Alliance League.
About the village
Gwalchmai facilities include a village shop, a pub called the Gwalchmai Hotel, a mechanic / car sales business, a part-time surgery, a church, two chapels, and a community hall. The village primary school is called Ysgol y Ffridd. Features near the village include a recycling centre, a stone quarry, Anglesey Showground, Mona Business Park, and Mona Airfield.
According to the 2001 Census the community of Trewalchmai had 898 people and 367 dwellings. The area retains a strong Welsh character with 75% of the ward population being recorded as Welsh speakers in the 2001 Census.
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