Moelfre
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Village
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and community
Community (Wales)
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on the east coast of Isle of Anglesey in Wales
Wales
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, and on the Anglesey Coastal Path
Anglesey Coastal Path
The Anglesey Coastal Path is a long-distance footpath around the island of Anglesey in North Wales....
. It has a population of 1,129.The Royal Mail
Royal Mail
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postcode begins LL72.
It was the site of the wreck
Shipwreck
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in 1859 of the hybrid ship The Royal Charter
Royal Charter (ship)
The Royal Charter was a steam clipper which was wrecked off the beach of Porth Alerth in Dulas Bay on the north-east coast of Anglesey on 26 October 1859. The precise number of dead is uncertain as the passenger list was lost in the wreck but about 459 lives were lost, the highest death toll of any...
near the end of its voyage from Australia
Australia
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to Liverpool
Liverpool
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. The village today has 502 households and 5% unemployment. In the village there is a post office
Post office
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, a bakery
Bakery
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, a fish and chip shop, one restaurant, Ann's Pantry, the Oak Lodge Inn (which trades as a pub, a bed and breakfast and a restaurant), and a second pub, The Kinmel Arms Hotel. There were no street lights in the village until well after the Second World War.
Moelfre RNLI Lifeboat Station is open to the public, and has a famous history, including the Hindlea rescue in 1959, when all the crew were rescued.
This area is popular as it is right by the large sandy beach Traeth Lligwy
Lligwy Bay
Lligwy Bay is a bay of the Welsh island of Anglesey.It is on the eastward side of the island to the north of the village of Moelfre. It was the site, in October 1859, of the loss of the steam clipper Royal Charter with a loss of life in excess of 450....
, which is an excellent spot for water and beach sports, and the ancient stone homestead of Din Lligwy
Din Lligwy
Din Lligwy hut circle is an ancient village site near the east coast of Anglesey, close to the village of Moelfre, North Wales....
. Nearby Ynys Moelfre
Ynys Moelfre
Ynys Moelfre is a small island off the coast of Anglesey, Wales. At low tide it has a maximum length of 261 metres and a maximum width of 121 metres with a maximum area of...
is also a haven for birds, and seals and porpoises may be seen. The village is easily accessible being only 5 minutes from the A5025. The nearest mainline railway stations are in Bangor
Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
and Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a large village and community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. This village has the longest place name in Europe and one of the longest...
. These can be reached in under half an hour on the bus
Bus
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services which run through the village.
The meaning of the Welsh language
Welsh language
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word
Welsh placenames
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Moelfre translated in English is 'bald or barren hill', which describes the land behind the village, as seen from the sea.