Glan-yr-afon

Glan-yr-afon is a hamlet in the community of Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales, which is 135 miles from Cardiff and 218.1 miles from London.

Type: Locality
Description: hamlet in Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Glan-yr-afon, Bodffordd”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Twrog’s Church and Royal Air Force Bodffordd.

St Twrog’s Church

Church

Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Twrog's Church is a small rural church at Bodwrog in Anglesey, North Wales. Built in the late 15th century in a medieval style, some alterations have been made but much of the original structure still remains.

Royal Air Force Bodffordd

Aerodrome

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Air Force Mona, or more simply RAF Mona, is a Royal Air Force station near Bodffordd on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It is primarily used as a relief landing ground for RAF Valley. Royal Air Force Bodffordd is situated 2½ miles southeast of Glan-yr-afon.

St Morhaiarn’s Church

Church

Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Morhaiarn's Church is a medieval church in the village of Gwalchmai in Anglesey, Wales. The building dates from the 14th century and underwent extensive renovations in 1845 by Reverend J. St Morhaiarn’s Church is situated 2 miles south of Glan-yr-afon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llynfaes and Trefor.

Llynfaes

Hamlet

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llynfaes is a hamlet in the community of Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales. It was the location of Belan Chapel, formerly in the parish of Bodwrog.

Trefor

Village

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trefor is a hamlet in the community of Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales, which is 136 miles from Cardiff and 219.6 miles from London.

Carmel

Hamlet

Carmel is a hamlet in Anglesey, Wales, located 8 miles east of Holyhead and 2 miles south-west of Llannerch-y-medd. It is served by the route 63 bus from Llannerch-y-medd to Bangor. Carmel is situated 2 miles north of Glan-yr-afon.

Glan-yr-afon

Category: hamlet
Location: Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.2863° or 53° 17′ 11″ north

Longitude

-4.4109° or 4° 24′ 39″ west

Elevation

197 feet (60 metres)

Open location code

9C5Q7HPQ+GJ

GeoNames ID

12264823

Wikidata ID

Q16031853

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Glan-yr-afon” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Glan-yr-afon, Bodffordd”
Dutch: “Glan-yr-afon”
French: “Glan-yr-afon”
Irish: “Glan-yr-afon, Boffordd”
Irish: “Glan-yr-afon”
Welsh: “Glan-yr-afon, Bodffordd”
Welsh: “Glan-yr-afon, Boffordd”
Welsh: “Glan-yr-afon”

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Highlights include Bryn-teg and Bryn Carmel.

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