Bodedern
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Bodedern is a village
in the west of Anglesey
, North Wales
, at . The Royal Mail
postcode begins LL65. The population was 1,017 in 1991.
The village has a fully bilingual secondary school, Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern
and a football team, Bodedern Athletic F.C. who play in the Welsh Alliance League
. It is the village closest to the islands largest natural lake, Llyn Llywenan
, which is found 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) to the north. The parish church (St Edern's Church, Bodedern
) dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the west of Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, North Wales
Wales
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, at . The Royal Mail
Royal Mail
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postcode begins LL65. The population was 1,017 in 1991.
The village has a fully bilingual secondary school, Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern
Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern
Bodedern High School is a co-educational secondary school in Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales first opened in 1977. It is a bilingual school with pupils taught mostly in Welsh, but some through the medium of English. The current Headteacher is Annwen Morgan, appointed April 2007.-History:The school was...
and a football team, Bodedern Athletic F.C. who play in the Welsh Alliance League
Welsh Alliance League
The Welsh Alliance Football League is a football league formed in 1984...
. It is the village closest to the islands largest natural lake, Llyn Llywenan
Llyn Llywenan
Llyn Llywenan is a lake in western Anglesey, Wales found just over north of the village of Bodedern and east of the town of Holyhead. At a maximum length of and breath of it has a surface area of only...
, which is found 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) to the north. The parish church (St Edern's Church, Bodedern
St Edern's Church, Bodedern
St Edern's Church, Bodedern is a medieval parish church in the village of Bodedern, in Anglesey, north Wales. Although St Edern established a church in the area in the 6th century, the oldest parts of the present building date from the 14th century...
) dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building.