Llanbedrgoch () is a
hamlet
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and
post town
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, a mile south of the 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 ...
and west of
Red Wharf Bay, on the island of
Anglesey
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(), north
Wales
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. The parish church is
St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch, a
Grade II* listed
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building that dates back to the 15th century.
The historical settlements in the area have been subject of archaeological exploration. The village hosted the
National Eisteddfod of Wales
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in 1999.
Prior to the 2013 council elections, Llanbedrgoch was a single councillor ward to the
Isle of Anglesey County Council
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, though following ''
The Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012'' the ward was amalgamated into a new multi-councillor ward,
Lligwy.
Notable people
*
Gwyn Hughes Jones (born 1969) operatic tenor in romantic Italian operatic repertoire.
*
Kiri Pritchard-McLean (born 1986), a Welsh comedian and writer.
References
Former wards of Anglesey
Villages in Anglesey
Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf
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