Llandegfan

Llandegfan
Llandegfan Location within Anglesey
OS grid reference	SH565735
Community	Cwm Cadnant
Principal area	Anglesey
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MENAI BRIDGE
Postcode district	LL59
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ynys Môn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ynys Môn

Llandegfan (Welsh: [ɬan'dɛɡvan]; Welsh pronunciation^ⓘ; meaning The Church of St Tegfan) is a village on the east of island of Anglesey in Wales. It is part of the community of Cwm Cadnant. Population is around 1,580.

History and description

The original village, Hen Llandegfan or Hen Landegfan, was on the ancient way from the crossing of the Menai Strait at Menai Bridge via Pentraeth to Beaumaris. St Tegfan's Church, the mother church of Beaumaris, has been greatly restored.

Llandegfan windmill

Llandegfan has expanded greatly in recent decades and is continuing to expand in the 21st century, notably in the extension to the Mill Lodge estate and along Lon Ganol. Almost all of this expansion is centred on the modern village centre to the south and east of the old windmill. The village is expanding for various reasons, including its proximity to Bangor, where many of the residents of Llandegfan work, and to the A55, and the views from the village over to the mountains of Snowdonia.

In the outskirts of the village is Bryn Mel Manor, built in 1899 as a summer house for the owners of the White Star Line and standing in about 10 acres (4 ha) of wood and parkland. After the death of the last family owner, the building was derelict for many years, before being converted into a nursing home. Financial constraints meant much of the original land was sold, and in the latter years the home struggled to stay open. In July 2011 it was announced that the home was to close and the building redeveloped into luxury flats and apartments. Despite its modern history, the external features of the building have changed little but many of the internal features have been lost.

Llandegfan had a senior football team playing in the Anglesey League called Llandegfan Antelope FC, who played their home matches at Cae Llandegfan. As of 2021 Llandegfan F.C. represent the village and are in the North Wales Coast West Football League Division One.

White Elm at Llandegfan

A rare European White Elm Ulmus laevis grows near the village.

Capel Barachia, Hen Llandegfan

The village is in two parts: the original village, now called Hen Llandegfan, around the chapel (Capel Barachia). The other, much larger, part grew to the south of the old village and next to the A545. In 2003 a new estate, Gwel y Llan, was built in the village; this is the most recent development there. There is a primary school with over 120 children. The population of the village in 2010 was 927.

The parish hall in the village is used for meetings, charity events, and the youth club. Outside is a play park.

The Pen y Cefn pub is near the old mill.

Notable people

• Robert ap Huw (ca.1580 – 1665), a Welsh harpist, music copyist and became a gentleman farmer here
• Louise Elliott (born 1969), broadcaster and journalist, brought up in Llandegfan
• Aled Jones (born 1970), singer and radio and TV presenter; lived in Llandegfan as a child
• Rhun ap Iorwerth (born 1972), journalist and politician; lived in Llandegfan as a child

Bibliography

• Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

External links

• photos of Llandegfan and surrounding area on geograph
• A Vision of Britain Through Time: Llandegfan
• Genuki: Llandegfan