Llanrhuddlad

Llanrhuddlad
  • Llanrhyddlad
Llanrhuddlad is located in Anglesey
Llanrhuddlad
Llanrhuddlad
Location within Anglesey
OS grid referenceSH 3319 8903
• Cardiff142.2 mi (228.8 km)
• London225 mi (362 km)
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHolyhead
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
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UK
Wales
Anglesey
53°22′18″N 4°30′32″W / 53.371691°N 4.508771°W / 53.371691; -4.508771

Llanrhuddlad, also spelled Llanrhyddlad, is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is located in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Holyhead, 142 miles (229 km) from Cardiff and 225 miles (362 km) from London. Until 1984, Llanrhuddlad was a community itself.

Geography

Llyn Llygeirian, 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) to the south-east, abounds in flora and fringing marshland. The Anglesey Coastal Path passes nearby.

Notable resident

Morris Williams, a poet in Welsh and a theologian, served as Llanrhuddlad's Anglican rector from 1859 until his death on 3 January 1874. He completed a Welsh metrical version of the Psalms (Y Psallwyr, neu Psalmau Dafydd) in 1850.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel. A topographical dictionary of Wales (2nd ed.). Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 Wales Directory. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ↑ https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/ynys%20mon.html
  4. ↑ Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ↑ British Library entry. .