Llanerchymedd
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Llannerch-y-medd, sometimes also spelt Llanerch-y-Medd, Llannerch-y-Medd or Llanerchymedd, is a small village
and community
on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales
. The Royal Mail
postcode is LL71, and it has a population of 1,185.
The village is situated near the centre of Anglesey close to the large water supply reservoir, Llyn Alaw
, and is believed to have an ancient foundation. Llannerch means "a woodland clearing". The word medd in the name is Welsh
for mead
, which is made from honey
, and the name may be related to the production of honey for mead. The disused Anglesey Central Railway
runs through the village: The station
was closed during the Beeching Axe
, and the goods yard is now a car park.
There is also a claim that Mary, the mother of Jesus
, is buried in the village. This theory is the subject of a book by the author Graham Phillips entitled "The Marian Conspiracy". Mary's traditional burial place is near Ephesus
, in present-day Turkey
.
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...
and community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The Royal Mail
Royal Mail
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postcode is LL71, and it has a population of 1,185.
The village is situated near the centre of Anglesey close to the large water supply reservoir, Llyn Alaw
Llyn Alaw
Llyn Alaw is a man-made reservoir on Anglesey, North Wales. It is used to supply drinking water to the northern half of the island and does so at a rate of 35 million litres a day. It was created in 1966 on existing marshland....
, and is believed to have an ancient foundation. Llannerch means "a woodland clearing". The word medd in the name is Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
for mead
Mead
Mead , also called honey wine, is an alcoholic beverage that is produced by fermenting a solution of honey and water. It may also be produced by fermenting a solution of water and honey with grain mash, which is strained immediately after fermentation...
, which is made from honey
Honey
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans...
, and the name may be related to the production of honey for mead. The disused Anglesey Central Railway
Anglesey Central Railway
The Anglesey Central Railway was a long standard-gauge railway in Anglesey, Wales, connecting the port of Amlwch and the county town of Llangefni with the North Wales Coast Line at Gaerwen. Built as an independent railway, the railway opened in portions from 1864 to 1867...
runs through the village: The station
Llanerchymedd railway station
Llanerchymedd railway station was situated on the Anglesey Central Railway line from Gaerwen to Amlwch. There was a single platform with a small station building located on the Up side of the track...
was closed during the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
, and the goods yard is now a car park.
There is also a claim that Mary, the mother of Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
, is buried in the village. This theory is the subject of a book by the author Graham Phillips entitled "The Marian Conspiracy". Mary's traditional burial place is near Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era...
, in present-day Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.