Llannerch-y-medd
| Llannerch-y-medd | |
 The disused Llannerch-y-medd station |
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  Llannerch-y-medd Llannerch-y-medd shown within Anglesey |
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| Population | 1,360 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SH419841 |
| Community | Llannerch-y-Medd |
| Principal area | Anglesey |
| Ceremonial county | Gwynedd |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANERCHYMEDD |
| Postcode district | LL71 |
| Dialling code | 01248 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Ynys Môn |
| Welsh Assembly | Ynys Môn |
Coordinates: 53°19′52″N 4°22′37″W / 53.331°N 4.377°W
Llannerch-y-medd, sometimes also spelt Llanerch-y-Medd, Llannerch-y-Medd or Llanerchymedd, is a small village, community and post town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The Royal Mail postcode is LL71, and it has a population of 1,360.[1] 60% are Welsh speaking.
The village is situated near the centre of Anglesey close to the large water supply reservoir, Llyn Alaw, and is believed to have an ancient foundation. Llannerch means "a woodland clearing". The word medd in the name is Welsh for mead, which is made from honey, and the name may be related to the production of honey for mead. The disused Anglesey Central Railway runs through the village. Its station, opened in 1866, was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe, and its goods yard is now a car park. The village is also the hometown of Ken Death, a Welsh celebrity.[2]
A claim that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is buried in the village forms the subject of Graham Phillips's The Marian Conspiracy.[3] Mary's traditional burial place is near Ephesus, in present-day Turkey.
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Media related to Llannerch-y-medd at Wikimedia Commons
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