Llanbadrig
| Llanbadrig | |
 Saint Padrig's Church |
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  Llanbadrig |
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| Population | 1,357 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SH3794 |
| Community | Llanbadrig |
| Principal area | Anglesey |
| Ceremonial county | Gwynedd |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CEMAES BAY |
| Postcode district | LL67 |
| Dialling code | 01407 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Ynys Môn |
| Welsh Assembly | Ynys Môn |
Coordinates: 53°25′19″N 4°26′49″W / 53.422°N 4.447°W
Llanbadrig is a village community and electoral ward in the Welsh county of Anglesey. The parish includes the township of Clygyrog, Tregynrig and the port of Cemaes (pronounced "Kem-ice"), and was formerly in the cwmwd of Talybolion. The area has extensive quarries of limestone and marble. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,392,[1] reducing slightly to 1,357 at the 2011 census.[2]
The Welsh name Llanbadrig means "Church of Saint Patrick" and there is indeed a Church of St. Patrick on the coast near Cemaes. It is said to have been founded in 440CE by St Patrick himself. Local legend states that Patrick was shipwrecked on the small nearby island of Ynys Badrig (Patrick's Isle, also known as Middle Mouse),[3] which can be seen from the stile in the churchyard wall. The nearby cove is known as Porth Padrig.
Trivia
Portions of the 2006 movie Half Light starring Demi Moore were filmed in Llanbadrig, although the movie is ostensibly set in Scotland.
The headland was the location for a 'Peace Camp: coastal installation celebrating love poetry and landscape'. This was part of the Cultural Olympiad running alongside the 2012 London Olympic Games, and was one of eight such locations around Britain. For four nights in July, glowing dome tents and recitals of love poetry filled the headland.[4]
Anglesey also has a Llyn Padrig (lake) and Rhosbadrig (farm) located inland from Aberffraw. Atlas Mon shows a medieval place called Tref Was Padrig (transl. "township of Patrick's servant") in that area.
Gallery of images
View of the graveyard at Llanbadrig church showing its position on the coast.
Interior of Llanbadrig church.
Peace Camp at Llanbadrig Point, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
References
- ↑ "Parish Headcounts: Isle of Anglesey". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ward/Community population 2011". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Llanbadrig Church, Anglesey".
- ↑ Peacecamp2012 Cemaes Bay accessed 5 July 2013
External links
Media related to Llanbadrig at Wikimedia Commons
- A Vision of Britain Through Time
- British Listed Buildings
- Genuki
- Geograph
- Office for National Statistics
