Towns & cities · North Wales
Aberffraw
Aberffraw — village in Anglesey, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ty Croes · 3.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Aberffraw is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 597 people. Heritage designation: National Monuments of Wales. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Anglesey, Wales". Coordinates: 53.1954°, -4.4635°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Aberffraw is a village and community on the south west coast of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The village is 9 miles from the island's county town, Llangefni, and is on the west bank of the Afon Ffraw (Ffraw River). The community includes Soar and Dothan. It is on the A4080 and the nearest rail station is Bodorgan. The village has a long history as a settlement from the Mesolithic Age. More recently, in medieval times, the site became the capital of the Kingdom of Gwynedd and a royal residence for the family of the House of Aberffraw. The name of the village is often truncated to "Berffro" in the local dialect of Welsh. Local attractions include a part of the Anglesey Coastal Path, the beach and dunes at Aberffraw bay, a lake for recreational fishing, historic churches and prehistoric burial chambers.
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Background
History
Aberffraw is one of the oldest Mesolithic sites from prehistoric Wales, dating to years ago. At Aberffraw Bay is the Trwyn Du () site. The burial was discovered whilst excavating a Bronze Age kerb cairn (bowl barrow) from 2000 BC, which was excavated because of the threat of coastal erosion. The 1977 dig revealed that the cairn was built on top of a deposit of 7,000 flint tools and two axes from 7000 BC, a few millennia after the last Ice Age. An intact monument near Aberffraw is Din Dryfol, a Neolithic chambered tomb from 3000 BC, and around the banks of the nearby River Gwna are the remains of a stone hut circle and roundhouses, which were lived in during the Welsh Iron Age, , until the…
Description
Attractions near Aberffraw village include Barclodiad y Gawres, a neolithic burial chamber. Also Llyn Coron is used for fly fishing. The village has a sandy beach, which was awarded the Blue flag rural beach award in 2005. Aberffraw bay is a part of the Anglesey Coastal Path.
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- Coordinates
- 53.1954, -4.4635
- District
- Isle of Anglesey
- Parish
- Aberffraw
- Postcode
- LL63 5YY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ynys Môn
- Population
- 597
- Nearest railway station
- Ty Croes — 3.1 km
- Official site
- www.aberffraw.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q319576 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Aberffraw (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Eglwys Sant Beuno, Aberffraw ar Ynys Môn - St Beuno's Church, Aberffraw parish church in Anglesey, Wales 31.png (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aberffraw?
- Aberffraw is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL63 5YY), in the parish of Aberffraw.
- Is Aberffraw a listed building?
- Aberffraw is officially recognised as National Monuments of Wales listed.
- Is Aberffraw free to visit?
- Yes, Aberffraw is free to enter.
- How do I get to Aberffraw?
- The nearest railway station is Ty Croes, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL63 5YY.