Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf () is a parish and

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Anglesey Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...

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including the small seaside town of

Benllech Benllech () is a village on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is in the community of Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf, which has a population of 3,382. The name of Benllech village had been removed by the time of the 2011 census with the community b ...

. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 3,382. Local buildings include the medieval St Mary's Church, where the 18th century poet Goronwy Owen once served as curate. The parish has five Scheduled Monuments, including two collections of hut circles and the stone remains of a

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type

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burial mound, called the Pant-y-Saer Cromlech. The remains of a

Viking Age The Viking Age (about ) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. The Viking Age applies not only to their ...

settlement have also been found in the parish. The parish lies on an area of Carboniferous Limestone and supports a variety of wildlife, including

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s. The Cors Goch nature reserve is a rich fenland habitat in the west of the parish and is designated an

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. Other settlements include Brynteg,

Llanbedrgoch Llanbedrgoch () is a hamlet and post town, a mile south of the town of Benllech and west of Red Wharf Bay, on the island of Anglesey (), north Wales. The parish church is St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch, a Grade II* listed building that dates ...

, Tyn-y-Gongl, and Red Wharf Bay.

Notable people

* Goronwy Owen (1723–1769) a notable Welsh poet *

Howel Harris Hughes Howel Harris Hughes (7 September 1873 – 23 November 1956) was a Welsh theologian and Presbyterian minister. He was Principal of the United Theological College in Aberystwyth in from 1927 to 1939. Biography Hughes was born in Brynteg, Llanf ...

(1873–1956), theologian,

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minister and Principal of the United Theological College in

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was born in the parish.Howel Harris Hughes
on the ''

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References

External links

Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf Community Council

Ancient Monuments UK - Pant-y-Saer Hut Circles

Gwynedd Archaeological Trust - description of Viking Age settlement

Red Squirrels Trust Wales

North Wales Wildlife Trust - Cors Goch
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