Trefdraeth
Trefdraeth is a hamlet in Anglesey, Wales, within the community of Bodorgan about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the county town of Llangefni.[1]
| Trefdraeth | |
|---|---|
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  Trefdraeth Location within Anglesey | |
| OS grid reference | SH406702 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Llangefni |
| Postcode district | LL62 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Trefdraeth's Church in Wales 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
- William Williams (1739–1817), a Welsh antiquarian and poet.
- John Owen Jones (1861–1899), (known as Ap Ffarmwr) a campaigning journalist, was born at Ty'n y Morfa, Trefdraeth.[2]
- Naomi Watts (born 1981), who lived locally as a child, is president of Glantraeth F.C.
References
- Geograph montage
- Pretty, David A. (2005). Anglesey : the concise history. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0708319432.
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