Llanbadrig

Llanbadrig
Saint Padrig's Church
Map of the community in Isle of Anglesey
Llanbadrig is located in Anglesey
Llanbadrig
Llanbadrig
Location within Anglesey
Population1,357 (2011)
OS grid referenceSH3794
Community
  • Llanbadrig
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCEMAES BAY
Postcode districtLL67
Dialling code01407
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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UK
Wales
Anglesey
53°25′19″N 4°26′49″W / 53.422°N 4.447°W / 53.422; -4.447

Llanbadrig is a village and community (and former electoral ward) in Anglesey, Wales. The parish includes the township of Clygyrog, Tregynrig and the port of Cemaes (pronounced "Kem-ice"), and was formerly in the cwmwd of Talybolion. The area has extensive quarries of limestone and marble. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,392,[1] reducing slightly to 1,357 at the 2011 census.[2]

The Welsh name Llanbadrig means "church of Saint Patrick" and there is a Church of St Patrick on the coast near Cemaes. It is said to have been founded in 440CE by St Patrick himself. Local legend states that Patrick was shipwrecked on the small nearby island of Ynys Badrig (Patrick's Isle, also known as Middle Mouse),[3] which can be seen from the stile in the churchyard wall. The nearby cove is known as Porth Padrig. The old church is Grade II* listed.[4]

Following the Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012, the Llanbadrig ward was amalgamated into a new multi-councillor ward, Twrcelyn.[5]

  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts: Isle of Anglesey". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Ward/Community population 2011". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Llanbadrig Church, Anglesey".
  4. ^ Cadw. "Church of St Padrig (5356)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.