Trefdraeth is a hamlet in
Anglesey
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, Wales, within the
community
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of
Bodorgan about southwest of the
county town
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of
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 ...
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Trefdraeth's
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales () is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The position is currently held b ...
parish church of St Beuno dates from the 13th century.
Glantraeth Football Club play their home games in Trefdraeth. They are the only club on Anglesey to have won a Cymru Alliance league and cup double, the second tier of Welsh football.
Notable people
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William Williams (1739–1817), a Welsh antiquarian and poet.
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John Owen Jones (1861–1899), (known as ) a campaigning journalist, was born at Ty'n y Morfa, Trefdraeth.
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Naomi Watts
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(born 1968), who lived locally as a child, is president of
Glantraeth F.C.
References
Villages in Anglesey
Bodorgan
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