Overview for Llandrygan, LLANNERCH-Y-MEDD, LL71 7AW

Introduction

Llannerch-y-medd, is a small village, community and post town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The Royal Mail postcode is LL71, and it has a population of 1,360, of whom more than 70% is Welsh speaking.

The village is situated near the centre of Anglesey close to the large water supply reservoir, Llyn Alaw, and is believed to have an ancient foundation. Llannerch means "a woodland clearing". The word medd in the name is Welsh for mead, which is made from honey, and the name may be related to the production of honey for mead. The disused Anglesey Central Railway runs through the village. Its station, opened in 1866, was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe, and its goods yard is now a car park. There is now a cafe and tea rooms housed in a modern extension of the old buildings.

Just to the northeast of the village is the hill called Pen y Foel which is 123m above sea level; between 1951 and 1956 this was the site of a VHF Fixer station, part of the RAF Western Sector, and was one of a number similar fixed sites managed by RAF Longley Lane near Preston in Lancashire. The site contained an octagonal wooden hut with a hand-steerable radio mast with two radio receivers of type R1392D, transmitter and telephone line. This hut was protected by a close surrounding octagonal brick wall to provide some bomb blast protection which still exists. The station was used to allow each sector to locate RAF or allied aircraft and to help pilots find airfields in low cloud weather conditions. Also on the hill was a rectangular brick hut (now unroofed) also built by the RAF; this was a simple two-room hut with a rainwater collection tank. The site had three RAF wireless personnel (two were normally on duty) who were billeted with a landlady in Llannerch-y-Medd and attached to nearby RAF Valley. The site closed in around 1956 as the technology was replaced by improved systems.

The hill Pen y Foel is also the basis for the name of the local Male Voice Choir Cor Meibion Y Foel which is a member of the National Association of Choirs. It has 43 members and rehearses in the village at Capel Ifan. Over the past decade the Choir has supported local Eisteddfodau, competed in the Anglesey Eisteddfod, raised money for numerous charities and has entertained audiences in concerts, weddings and other functions throughout North Wales.

A claim that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is buried in the village forms the subject of Graham Phillips's The Marian Conspiracy. Mary's traditional burial place is near Ephesus, in present-day Turkey.

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Summary for Llandrygan, LLANNERCH-Y-MEDD, LL71 7AW

Welsh Region
This postcode is in the parish of
Bodffordd
in
Canolbarth Môn
within
Isle of Anglesey
Rural/Urban
Hamlet and isolated dwellings   ?

Roadworks near LL71 7AW

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Road Safety near LL71 7AW

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Member of UK Parliament

This postcode is in the Ynys Môn parliamentary constituency.

Ynys Môn is a constituency in Wales. The seat has been held by Virginia Crosbie (Conservative) since December 2019.

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Most Recent House Sales for LL71 7AW

CASTELL LLANDRYGAN, LL71 7AW
25 Aug 2021
£270,000
2 PEN Y BONC LLANDRYGAN, LL71 7AW
12 Dec 2014
£70,000
CASTELL LLANDRYGAN, LL71 7AW
30 Apr 2013
£187,000
GORPHWYSFA LLANDRYGAN, LL71 7AW
18 Dec 2009
£204,000

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Coordinates for LL71 7AW

Latitude
53.291497
Longitude
-4.406336

Residents at LL71 7AW

Households
7
Male
8
Female
6
People per Household
2.00

Sunrise and Sunset at LL71 7AW

Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
18:47

Traffic Emission and Congestion Zones

LL71 7AW is not covered by a Traffic Emission or Congestion Zone

Historical Weather Summary

Clear15.09%
Cloudy65.53%
Rain10.48%
Windy8.59%
Other0.31%

Population

Isle of Anglesey
70,000

Deprivation Index

58.5 Wales
The lower the score (out of 100),
the more deprived the postcode

Average Energy Performance

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Companies Registered at LL71 7AW

Active
None

Postcode Details for LL71 7AW

Introduced
1 Jan 1980

Recent Updates

17 Mar 2024
Schools Data updated for March 2024
16 Mar 2024
Companies Data updated for February 2024
2 Mar 2024
Police and Crime data updated for January 2024
1 Mar 2024
Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) updated January 2024
28 Feb 2024
Sold House Price data updated for January 2024
24 Feb 2024
Added National Park details to Postcodes
18 Feb 2024
Added Traffic Camera Views to Roadworks within London
17 Feb 2024
Schools Data updated for February 2024

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