Bodffordd () is a village and

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in central

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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. As of the 2011 census, the community's population was 960. The community includes the hamlets of Trefor, Heneglwys and Bodwrog.

Description and history

Bodffordd is located just under from the

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Llangefni ; ) is the county town of Anglesey in Wales. At the 2011 census, Llangefni's population was 5,116, making it the second-largest town in the county and the largest on the island. The community includes the village of Rhosmeirch. Location The ...

, on the south western edge of the reservoir,

Llyn Cefni Llyn Cefni is a small reservoir in the centre of Anglesey, Wales which is managed by Welsh Water and Hamdden Ltd, while the fishery is managed by the Cefni Angling Association. The reservoir is located just northwest of the island's county town ...

. It is the nearest settlement to RAF Mona and as a community council, it includes the village of Trefor. According to the

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, 77.9% of the population in the

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can speak the

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; the 15-year-old age group has the highest number of speakers, in which 100% of the group can speak the Welsh language. The village was originally called Bodffordd Esgob, the Esgob indicating that it belonged to a

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, the Bishop of Bangor in this case. Village life once revolved around the

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just north of the village and its related trades. This has now been converted into a private residence. Many of these older dwellings have fallen into disrepair but the village church, dedicated to St. Llwydian, is still in good condition. It was chosen to host the 2007 Anglesey

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. The village is the site of the Mona Industrial Estate, which in 2009 was given planning permission to build a 25,000-tonne animal waste

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plant. Developer Ecoparc Môn, part of

-based Gray's Waste Management Systems, has been promised £1.1m in grants from the

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through the Waste & Resources Action Programme, towards the developments £3.5m projected cost. One of the most well-known people born in the village is Osian Roberts, who played

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for Bangor City before moving into management. Currently assistant manager of the

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, Roberts had previously managed several national youth teams as well as the senior club,

Porthmadog Porthmadog (), originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as "Port", is a coastal town and community (Wales), community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic counties of Wales, historic county of Caernarfonshire. It li ...

Lakes

The Village of Bodffordd has two lakes, ‘Llyn Frogwy’ and Llyn Cefni. The latter is now used as a public footpath, which people use in order to travel to the town of Llangefni. Llyn Frogwy is located behind Bodffordd's mill, ‘Melin Frogwy’, which is now privately owned.

Governance

Until 2012 an

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with the same name existed, sending a county councillor to the

Isle of Anglesey County Council The Isle of Anglesey County Council () is the local authority for the Isle of Anglesey, a principal areas of Wales, principal area with county status in Wales. Since 2022 the council has 35 councillors who represent 14 multi-member electoral war ...

. It included part of

Llangristiolus Llangristiolus is a village and Community (Wales), community in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, and is named after Cristiolus, Saint Cristiolus. The Afon Cefni, River Cefni flows through the village. The village is within ...

with a total population of 1,534. Following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes Bodffordd became part of a larger Canolbarth Môn ward, which includes three neighbouring communities and part of

Llanddyfnan Llanddyfnan is a village and community (Wales), community in Anglesey, Wales, located north east of Llangefni, north west of Menai Bridge and west of Beaumaris. Description The community includes the villages of Capel Coch, Ceint, Llanddyfn ...

. The new ward elects three county councillors.

References

External links

A Vision of Britain Through Time

British Listed Buildings

Office for National Statistics
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