Bodedern
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Population | 1,074 (2001) |
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OS grid reference | SH3380 |
Community | Bodedern |
Principal area | Anglesey |
Ceremonial county | Gwynedd |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HOLYHEAD |
Postcode district | LL65 |
Dialling code | 01407 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | Ynys Môn |
Welsh Assembly | Ynys Môn |
Bodedern is a village and community in the west of Anglesey, Wales. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,074.[1]
The village has a bilingual primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Bodedern, and secondary school, Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern. The village's football team, Bodedern Athletic F.C. play in the Welsh Alliance League.[2] Bodedern is the closest village to the island's largest natural lake, Llyn Llywenan, 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) to the north. The parish church (St Edern's Church, Bodedern) dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building.
Presaddfed Hall is a small grade II* listed country house which stands amongst woodlands to the north-east of the village at the southern tip of Llyn Llywenan. The main block was built in 1686 and is joined to an earlier block by a later block built in 1875. A walled garden lies to the east of the house [3]Once the seat of the Lewis family, several of whom served as High Sheriff of Anglesey, it is now a country hotel. [4] [5]
References
- ↑ "Parish Headcounts: Isle of Anglesey". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ Bodedern Athletic Football Club
- ↑ "PRESADDFED HOUSE, BODEDERN". Royal Commission on the Ancient Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Presaddfed".
- ↑ "Presaddfed, Bodedern". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Bodedern at Wikimedia Commons
- A Vision of Britain Through Time
- British Listed Buildings
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- Geograph
- Office for National Statistics
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