Llanrhuddlad
Appearance
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Llanrhuddlad
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Location within Anglesey | |
OS grid reference | SH 3319 8903 |
• Cardiff | 142.2 mi (228.8 km) |
• London | 225 mi (362 km) |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Holyhead |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llanrhuddlad, also spelled Llanrhyddlad, is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales.[1] 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.[2]
Geography
[edit]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.[2]
Notable resident
[edit]Morris Williams, a poet in Welsh and a theologian, served as Llanrhuddlad's Anglican rector from 1859 until his death on 3 January 1874.[3] He completed a Welsh metrical version of the Psalms (Y Psallwyr, neu Psalmau Dafydd) in 1850.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Llanrhyddlad.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel. A topographical dictionary of Wales (2nd ed.). Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ a b Wales Directory. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ British Library entry. [1].