Llanddaniel Fab

Llanddaniel Fab (or Llanddaniel-fab; formerly Llanddeiniol-fab) is a village and community in the south of Anglesey, Wales. At the 2001 census it had a population of 699,^[1] increasing to 776 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The village is at the highest point of a low ridge running SW/NE: this is one of a series of Precambrian rock units oriented in that direction.

It is near the

In the 16th century the poet Catrin ferch Gruffudd ap Hywel lived here. Her Welsh poems are preserved and they include an awdl with a religious theme written in 1555.^[3]

During the

The village has its own community council and its county council representative is Hywel Eifion Jones, who has held the post since May 1999. Amenities include a post office, a primary school (Ysgol Parc y Bont), and a 12-hole golf course.^[5]

Probably the village's most famous son is

The village is on National Cycle Route 8 (Lôn Las Cymru).

The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.^[7]

Church

St Deiniol's Church is a small 19th-century church in the village. The first church in this location is said to have been established by St Deiniol Fab (to whom the church is dedicated) in 616.^[8] The current building incorporates some material and fittings from its predecessor, which probably dated from about the 16th century.^[9][10] The church is no longer in use, and the village is now served by a church in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.^[11] It is a Grade II listed building, a designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",^[12] in particular because it is regarded as "a good example of a simple 19th-century rural church".^[10]

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