Llangefni
Llangefni | |
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2011 Census[1] | |
OS grid reference | SH4675 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Llangefni |
Postcode district | LL77 |
Dialling code | 01248 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
Ynys Môn | |
Llangefni (meaning "church on the River Cefni",
Location
The town is near the centre of Anglesey, and is on the
Commerce, transport and education
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Llangefni is a commercial and farming town in Anglesey and once hosted the largest cattle market on the island. There is a relatively large
The town had a
Llangefni hosted the
Llangefni is home to the headquarters of large builders merchant chain Huws Gray. The company currently has over 100 branches across the UK.[6]
Sport
The local
The local
Welsh language skills
According to the 2011 Census, Llangefni is the community with the highest percentage of Welsh speakers on the Isle of Anglesey, and the 6th highest in Wales. 80.7% of residents aged three and over reported being able to speak Welsh in the 2011 Census, as compared to 83.8% reporting being able to do so in the 2001 Census.[8] 91.6% of those born in Wales could speak Welsh.
Governance
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Llangefni is in the Canolbarth Môn electoral ward which also includes four other neighbouring communities in the centre of the island, electing three county councillors to the Isle of Anglesey County Council.[9] Prior to the 2012 Anglesey electoral boundary changes the town was represented by three county councillors elected from three wards, Cefni, Cyngar and Tudur.[10]
Cefni, Cyngar and Tudur remain as community wards, electing the thirteen community councillors to Llangefni Town Council, the community council of the town.[11]
The county administration took place in Llangefni Shire Hall from 1899 until 1974.[12] The shire hall was re-designated the "Borough Council Offices" in 1974 and became the headquarters of Ynys Mon Borough Council.[13][14] Brand new council offices were built at Llangefni in the 1990s for the new unitary authority, Isle of Anglesey County Council.[15]
Notable people
- John Elias (1774–1841), preacher, lived in the town 1830–41
- Christmas Evans (1766–1838), preacher and chapel builder, lived in the town 1791–1826
- Gabriel Fielding (1916–1986), author, attended Llangefni County School, in 1934
- Huw Garmon (born 1966), a Welsh actor
- Nathan Gill (born 1973), politician, former Leader of Reform UK Wales; lives in Llangefni
- Hugh Griffith (1912–1980), Oscar‑winning actor, attended Llangefni County School in his youth
- Hywel Gwynfryn (born 1942), television and radio personality, studied at Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni
- Myfanwy Howell (1903–1988), Welsh language radio and television broadcaster
- Naomi Watts (born 1968), Oscar‑nominated actress, lived in the town between the ages of 7 and 10
- Kyffin Williams (1918–2006), Welsh landscape painter
References
- ^ a b "Area: Llangefni (Parish) Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ISBN 9780198527589.
- ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ BBC News. 2 Sisters: 700 jobs go as Anglesey chicken plant shuts. 31 March 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65127304
- ^ "Plans revealed for £2million walk and cycle route in Ynys Môn". Sustrans. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ "About Us". HuwsGray.co.uk.
- ^ "Llangefni fight WRU 'relegation'". BBC News. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "2011 Census results by Community". Welsh Language Commissioner. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Plans to cut number of councillors on Anglesey". North Wales Live. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Council & Projects". Llangefni.org. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Anglesey's Shire Hall could be transformed into pod hotel and business centre". North Wales Live. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 48503". The London Gazette. 23 January 1981. p. 1089.
- ^ "Isle of Anglesey Borough Council". Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ISBN 978-1445651538. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
External links
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