Bryngwran
Village and community in Anglesey, Wales
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Bryngwran is a village and community in Anglesey Wales, located on the A5 trunk road. It lies 8.1 miles (13.0 km) west of Llangefni, 7.0 miles (11.3 km) south west of Llannerch-y-medd and 7.4 miles (11.9 km) south east of Holyhead, and includes the villages of Bryngwran, Capel Gwyn and Engedi.
| Bryngwran | |
|---|---|
Capel Hebron | |
Location within Anglesey | |
| Population | 894 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SH3477 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOLYHEAD |
| Postcode district | LL65 |
| Dialling code | 01407 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Demographics
At the 2001 census the community had a population of 781,[1] increasing to 894 at the 2011 census.[2] The village itself has a population of around 400.[3]
Landmarks
Saint Peulan's Church stands in an isolated position at Llanbeulan, in the south east of the community. A medieval building, it partly dates from the 12th century, but was extended in the 14th, and restored in the mid-19th century. The gritstone font dates from late 12th century. It is considered an example of a "rural medieval church retaining its simple character" and is Grade II* listed.[4]
Pandy Treban, a former fulling mill in the north of the community, and the 18th-century bridge at Pont Factory Cymunod, over the Afon Crigyll on the border with Bodedern, are Grade II listed.[5][6]
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name existed. This stretched beyond the confines of Bryngwran Community with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,903.[7]
Following the Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012 the ward was amalgamated into a new multi-councillor ward, Canolbarth Môn.[8]
Education
The village is served by Ysgol Gymuned Bryngwran,[9] a school which has been present in the village since at least the 1930s.[10] A second school, Ysgoldy Hebron, previously existed in the village; it was opened in 1939 as a Sunday School and was later used as a village hall before being listed for sale in 2023.[11]
Notable people
- Alun Michael (born 1943), politician, born in Bryngwran. He served as First Minister of Wales and leader of Welsh Labour from May 1999 to February 2000,[12] Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth from 1987 to 2012,[13][14][15] and Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales since 2012.[16]
- David Wrench,[17] a Welsh musician, songwriter, producer, and mixer, has collaborated with artists such as Frank Ocean, The Proclaimers, and David Byrne.