Trefdraeth

Trefdraeth is a hamlet in the Bodorgan Community of Anglesey, Wales, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the county town of Llangefni.[1]

This article is about the hamlet on Anglesey. For the large village of the same name in Pembrokeshire, see Newport, Pembrokeshire.

Trefdraeth

St Beuno's parish church
Trefdraeth
Location within Anglesey
OS grid referenceSH406702
Community
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLlangefni
Postcode districtLL62
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Trefdraeth's Church in Wales parish church of St Beuno dates from the 13th century.

The campaigning journalist John Owen Jones (known as Ap Ffarmwr, 1861–1899) was born in Trefdraeth.[2]

Glantraeth Football Club play their home games in Trefdraeth. They are the only club on Anglesey to have won a Cymru Alliance league and cup double, the second tier of Welsh football. Film actress Naomi Watts, who lived locally as a child, is the club president.

References
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  2. Pretty, David A. (2005). Anglesey : the concise history. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0708319432.


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