Ysgol David Hughes
Ysgol David Hughes is a bilingual secondary school on Anglesey, Wales. The school building was completed and opened in Menai Bridge in 1963 by Anglesey County Council which, ten years earlier, had become the first education authority in the UK to adopt non-selective comprehensive education.Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: School
- Description: school in Isle of Anglesey, UK
- Also known as: “Beaumaris Free Grammar School”, “Beaumaris grammar school”, and “Ysgol David Hughes, Porthaethwy”
- Address: Pentraeth Road, LL59 5SS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church Island and Menai Bridge.
Church Island
Islet
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church Island, also known as Llandysilio Island, is a small island in the Menai Strait on the shores of Anglesey to which it is attached by a short causeway that is reachable only on foot. Church Island is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Ysgol David Hughes.
Menai Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was one of the world's first major suspension bridges, and second such bridge designed to carry vehicular traffic, after the Union Chain Bridge across the River Tweed. Menai Bridge is situated 1 mile southeast of Ysgol David Hughes.
Britannia Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Britannia Bridge is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the city of Bangor. It was originally designed and built by the noted railway engineer Robert Stephenson as a tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans for carrying rail traffic. Britannia Bridge is situated 1 mile south of Ysgol David Hughes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and Llandegfan.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Photo: Raphael Frey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, often shortened to Llanfairpwll and sometimes to Llanfair PG, is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
Llandegfan
Village
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandegfan is a village on the east of island of Anglesey in Wales. It is part of the community of Cwm Cadnant, and was its own community until 1984. Llandegfan's population is around 1,580. Llandegfan is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ysgol David Hughes.
Vaynol
Hamlet
Photo: Gareth Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vaynol or Y Faenol is a country estate dating from the Tudor period near Y Felinheli in Gwynedd, North Wales. It has 1,000 acres of park, farmland, and gardens, with more than thirty listed buildings, surrounded by a wall which is 7 miles long. Vaynol is situated 2 miles south of Ysgol David Hughes.
Ysgol David Hughes
- Categories: bilingual school and education
- Location: Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.22817° or 53° 13′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.17895° or 4° 10′ 44″ westOperator
Isle of Anglesey County CouncilOpen location code
9C5Q6RHC+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 132207242OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q8059715
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Ysgol David Hughes” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ysgol David Hughes”
- Galician: “Ysgol David Hughes”
- Swedish: “Ysgol David Hughes”
- Welsh: “Ysgol David Hughes, Porthaethwy”
- Welsh: “Ysgol David Hughes”
- Welsh: “Ysgol Ramadeg Beaumaris”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include David Hughes Leisure Centre and Menai Bridge Cricket Club.
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