Rhosneigr

The name Rhosneigr is Welsh. {{lang|cy|Rhos}} is a common prefix in Welsh place names, meaning 'moor' or 'moorland'. The second part of the name {{lang|cy|neigr}}, is less clear, but it is likely to derive from the personal name 'Yneigr'. Yneigr was the grandson of Cunedda Wledig, an important leader in the area in the fifth century. Little is known about Yneigr, or how the village came to be named in his honour.{{cite book |last1= Jones |first1= Gwilym|last2= Roberts |first2= Tomos|date= 1996|title= Enwau Lleoedd Môn : The Place-Names of Anglesey|location= Bangor, Wales |publisher= University of Wales Press |page= 124|isbn= 0-904567-71-0}}

Prior to the 2012 Anglesey electoral boundary changes an electoral ward in the same name existed, electing a county councillor to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. This ward had a population taken at the 2011 census of 1,008.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/rhosneigr-w05000035#sthash.ccYbpk9a.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|access-date=20 May 2015}} A by-election took place in November 2010 following the resignation of Independent councillor (and former council leader) Phil Fowlie. The election was won by another Independent, Richard Dew.{{cite news|author=Barker, Rhodri |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/new-rhosneigr-councillor-pledges-support-2741847 |title=New Rhosneigr councillor pledges support for library |work=North Wales Live |date=24 November 2010 |access-date=16 March 2019}} Since the 1995 elections the ward had been represented by Independent councillors representing the Llifon ward.{{cite web |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Isle-of-Anglesey-1995-2008.pdf |title=Isle of Anglesey County CouncilElection Results 1995–2008 |publisher=The Election Centre |access-date=16 March 2019}} The two present councillors are Richard Dew (Ind.) and Gwilym O. Jones (Ind.).

Rhosneigr is in the community of Llanfaelog, which elects a community council.

Recreational activities include: swimming, surfing, wind surfing, kite surfing, wakeboarding, shore and boat fishing, water skiing, golf, tennis and underwater diving.

Rhosneigr is home to Anglesey Golf Club. Maelog Lake Golf Club (now defunct) appeared prior to the First World War. The club and course disappeared at the onset of the Second World War.[http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/wales-64/1063-maelog-lake-golf-club-rhosneigr-anglesey-golf-club “Maelog Lake Golf Club”], “Golf’s Missing Links”.

It has a number of beaches including:

• 'Traeth Crigyll' that stretches from Pwll Cwch to Ynys Wellt (leading then to Traeth Cymyran), sandy beaches interspersed by rocks and views of Snowdonia. It is popular with watersports enthusiasts, notably windsurfers and sailors.
• 'Pwll Cwch' – a small, rocky beach where boats and yachts stay overnight.
• 'Traeth Llydan' which runs from the Porth y Tywod to the south Rhosneigr, ranging from pebble shores to pristine sandy shores. It is perfect for canoeing, walking and surfing. Traeth Llydan is a regular Green Coast Award Winner and is backed by sand dunes.

Llyn Maelog is around 65 acres in total with varying depth up to seven feet.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} It is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. There is a good stock of fish in the lake including perch, bream, roach and pike. A large variety of birdlife inhabits the reedbeds. Grey heron, snipe, reed warblers, coots, mallard, shelducks etc. Black-headed gulls nest on the small island{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}. The lake is circled by public footpath and is popular with walkers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} In 2011 it became the first lake in Wales to be classified as a village green.{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-14043544 |title= Llyn Maelog lake on Anglesey given village green status |date= 7 July 2011 |work= BBC News |access-date=7 January 2019}}

Ysgol Gynradd Rhosneigr provides Welsh-medium primary education to the village and the surrounding area. As of 2024, there were 85 pupils enrolled at the school. As of 2024, 31 per cent of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.{{Cite web |title=Inspection Report on Ysgol Gynradd Rhosneigr |url=https://www.estyn.gov.wales/system/files/2024-04/Inspection%20report%20Ysgol%20Gynradd%20Rhosneigr%202024_0.pdf |website=Estyn}}

In terms of secondary education, the village is in the catchment area of Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi.

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|'Diving Rock', on the left of the image, often used to jump into the sea at high tide

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|Awel-Y-Môr Road

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|Rhosneigr railway station

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|Rhosneigr War Memorial

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|Rhosneigr, taken from Braich Parlwr

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|Llyn Maelog

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|Beach Road, leading onto the beach

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|Porth Crigyll Estate – mainly holiday homes – built upon the old site of the Bay Hotel

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• {{wikivoyage-inline|Rhosneigr}}
• [http://www.rhosneigr-on-line.co.uk Rhosneigr community website]
• [http://west-penwith.org.uk/renowden/rhosneigr.html A description of Rhosneigr during World War II, from “An Anthology of Anglesey” by Ray Renowden, 1997]
• [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3555006 Photos of Rhosneigr and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk]
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Category:Llanfaelog

Category:Populated coastal places in Wales

Category:Villages in Anglesey