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{{Short description|Village and community in Anglesey, Wales}}
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|population= 2762<ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6077146&c=Llanfair-yn-Neubwll&d=14&e=16&g=413098&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1222514024093&enc=1 Office for National Statistics 2001]</ref>
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'''Llanfair-yn-Neubwll''' is a [[community (Wales)|community]] in the county of [[Anglesey]] in the north west of [[Wales]]. It contains the villages of Llanfairynneubwll, Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn and Caergeiliog. The community is heavily connected to the nearby [[Royal Air Force]] airfield, [[RAF Valley]], established on Tywyn Trewan during the Second World War, and still in use. Due to the founding of the airfield, Llanfair-yn-Neubwll is the most Anglicised of the communities on Anglesey.<ref>''The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales''. [[John Davies (historian)|John Davies]], [[Nigel Jenkins]], Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg488 ISBN 9780708319536</ref>
| dial_code = 01407
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| population = 1,874
| population_ref = ''(2011)''
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'''Llanfair-yn-Neubwll''' is a village and [[community (Wales)|community]] on the [[Isle of Anglesey]] in the north west of [[Wales]]. The community includes the villages of [[Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn]] and [[Caergeiliog]], and had a population of 1,688,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790559 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Isle of Anglesey''] Retrieved 10 January 2010</ref> increasing to 1,874 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125874&c=LL65+3HE&d=16&e=62&g=6488792&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1432046988118&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|accessdate=19 May 2015}}</ref> The community is heavily connected to the nearby [[Royal Air Force]] airfield, [[RAF Valley]], established on Tywyn Trewan during the Second World War, and still in use. Due to the airfield, Llanfair-yn-Neubwll is one of the most anglicised of the communities on Anglesey.<ref>''The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales''. [[John Davies (historian)|John Davies]], [[Nigel Jenkins]], Menna Baines and [[Peredur Lynch]] (2008) p488 {{ISBN|978-0-7083-1953-6}}</ref>
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll lies on the western coast of Anglesey looking out towards [[Holy Island, Anglesey|Holy Island]]. Notable geographic features of the area include the offshore rock Ynys Feirig and the eight lakes known as Ardal y Llynnoedd. Many of the lakes are included in [[Valley Wetlands]] [[RSPB]] reserve.

Llanfair-yn-Neubwll lies on the western coast of Anglesey, looking out towards [[Holy Island, Anglesey|Holy Island]]. Notable geographic features of the area include the offshore rocks of [[Ynys Feirig]] and the eight lakes known as Ardal y Llynnoedd ("Lake District"). Many of the lakes are included in the [[Valley Wetlands]] [[RSPB]] reserve. The community is served by the nearby [[Valley railway station|railway station]] at [[Valley, Anglesey|Valley]] on the [[North Wales Coast Line]]. This provides connections to [[Holyhead]], [[Wrexham]], [[Chester]], [[Crewe]] and [[Birmingham]].

==Governance==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of the same name exists. This ward includes the community of [[Bodedern]] with a total population taken at the 2011 election of 2925.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llanfair-yn-neubwll-w05000022#sthash.uLva7AKA.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=19 May 2015}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.llanfairynneubwll.org/ Llanfair yn Neubwll Community Council]
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Revision as of 19:25, 1 January 2023

Llanfair-yn-Neubwll
  • Welsh: Llanfair-yn-Neubwll
RAF Valley
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll is located in Anglesey
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll
Location within Anglesey
Population1,874 (2011)
OS grid referenceSH302765
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Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLYHEAD
Postcode districtLL65
Dialling code01407
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53°15′32″N 4°32′46″W / 53.258886°N 4.546176°W / 53.258886; -4.546176

Llanfair-yn-Neubwll is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey in the north west of Wales. The community includes the villages of Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn and Caergeiliog, and had a population of 1,688,[1] increasing to 1,874 at the 2011 census.[2] The community is heavily connected to the nearby Royal Air Force airfield, RAF Valley, established on Tywyn Trewan during the Second World War, and still in use. Due to the airfield, Llanfair-yn-Neubwll is one of the most anglicised of the communities on Anglesey.[3]

Llanfair-yn-Neubwll lies on the western coast of Anglesey, looking out towards Holy Island. Notable geographic features of the area include the offshore rocks of Ynys Feirig and the eight lakes known as Ardal y Llynnoedd ("Lake District"). Many of the lakes are included in the Valley Wetlands RSPB reserve. The community is served by the nearby railway station at Valley on the North Wales Coast Line. This provides connections to Holyhead, Wrexham, Chester, Crewe and Birmingham.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward includes the community of Bodedern with a total population taken at the 2011 election of 2925.[4]

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Isle of Anglesey Retrieved 10 January 2010
  2. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) p488 ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6
  4. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 May 2015.