:Llanrhuddlad

{{Short description|Hamlet in Anglesey, Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Wales

| welsh_name =

| official_name = Llanrhuddlad

| local_name = Llanrhyddlad

| static_image = North end of Llanrhuddlad village - geograph.org.uk - 1252354.jpg

| coordinates = {{coord|53.371691|-4.508771|region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| cardiff_distance_mi = 142.2

| cardiff_distance_km = 228.8

| london_distance_mi = 225

| london_distance_km = 362.1

| community_wales = Cylch-y-Garn

| unitary_wales = Anglesey

| lieutenancy_wales = Gwynedd

| constituency_westminster = Ynys Môn

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Ynys Môn

| post_town = Holyhead

| postcode_district = LL65

| postcode_area =

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SH 3319 8903

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Llanrhuddlad, also spelled Llanrhyddlad, is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales.{{cite book | last= Lewis | first= Samuel | authorlink= Samuel_Lewis_(publisher) | title= A topographical dictionary of Wales | url= https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=7QQVAAAAQAAJ | accessdate= December 22, 2012 | edition= 2nd}} It is located in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, {{convert|5|mi|km}} from Holyhead, {{convert|142|mi|km}} from Cardiff and {{convert|225|mi|km}} from London.[https://walesdirectory.co.uk/Towns/Llanrhyddlad.htm Wales Directory. Retrieved 27 January 2021.]

Geography

Llyn Llygeirian, {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km}} to the south-east, abounds in flora and fringing marshland. The Anglesey Coastal Path passes nearby.

Notable resident

Morris Williams, a poet in Welsh and a theologian, served as Llanrhuddlad's Anglican rector from 1859 until his death on 3 January 1874.[https://biography.wales/article/s-WILL-MOR-1809#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&manifest=https%3A%2F%2Fdamsssl.llgc.org.uk%2Fiiif%2F2.0%2F4674645%2Fmanifest.json&xywh=557%2C487%2C3693%2C2980 Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2020.] He completed a Welsh metrical version of the Psalms ({{lang|cy|Y Psallwyr, neu Psalmau Dafydd}}) in 1850.British Library entry. [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?frbrVersion=20&tabs=moreTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=BLL01019643418&indx=1&recIds=BLL01019643418&recIdxs=0&elementId=0&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=20&frbg=&&vl(488279563UI0)=any&dscnt=0&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&tb=t&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&srt=rank&tab=local_tab&dum=true&vl(freeText0)=Morris%20Williams&dstmp=1624896342949].

See also

References

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Category:Villages in Anglesey

Category:Cylch-y-Garn

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