Gaerwen
| Gaerwen | |
|---|---|
 One of Gaerwen's windmills | |
  Gaerwen Location within Anglesey | |
| Population | 1,551 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SH4675 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GAERWEN |
| Postcode district | LL60 |
| Dialling code | 01248 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Gaerwen (ⓘ) is a village on the island of Anglesey in the community of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog in Wales. It is located in the south of the island 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Llangefni . The A5 runs through the village, and the A55 runs just a few hundred metres north. According to the 2011 Census Gaerwen is now listed by the Office for National Statistics as Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog.[clarification needed] The population of the community is 1,551.[1] Gaerwen, Pentre Berw and Llangaffo form a small built up area.
The village gets its name from a combination of the Welsh words Caer (mutated to Gaer), meaning 'fortification', and Wen, meaning 'white'. There are no clear remains of a fort in the area, although the name was originally that of a farm in the area, before becoming the name for the entire settlement. [2]
Gaerwen Hoard
[edit]An important Bronze Age hoard was found near Gaerwen in the nineteenth century. Comprising 2 gold lockrings and 2 penannular bracelets, it is now in the collections of the British Museum.[3]
Attractions
[edit]Facilities in Gaerwen include two public houses, and four churches. There are two disused windmills in the north of the village and a modern industrial estate making up the south west portion.
There is a primary school and a football pitch in the middle of the village. There is also a fish and chip shop with a barber shop next door. A science park on the south of the A55 Junction was opened in 2018.
There is a war memorial at the heart of the village paying tribute to those who fell in both World Wars.
Governance
[edit]An electoral ward electoral of the same name as the Community exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,016.[4]
Rail lines
[edit]The village was served by a railway station on both the North Wales Coast Line and the Anglesey Central Railway.
References
[edit]- ^ "Community Population 2011". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Jones, Gwilym; Roberts, Tomos (1996). Enwau Lleoedd Môn : The Place-Names of Anglesey. Bangor, Wales: University of Wales Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-904567-71-0.
- ^ British Museum Collection
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- Photos of Gaerwen and surrounding area on geograph
- Photos of Star and surrounding area on geograph
- Isle of Anglesey County Council
