Afon Cefni

Afon Cefni (Afon Cefni)
River

Country	Wales


Source	Llyn Cefni
Mouth	Irish Sea
- location	Malltraeth Sands

Length	16.9 km (11 mi)

Afon Cefni is one of the major rivers on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It is 16.9 kilometres (11 mi) long. The river starts at the Llyn Cefni in the centre of the island and then runs south through the county town of Llangefni. Just north of the A55 the river turns and flows south-west. It passes through the flatlands of the Malltraeth Marshes, where the river course was altered into canal in 1824. Finally it flows under a bridge carrying the North Wales Coast Railway Line at Malltraeth Sands in the south-west of the island and into the Irish Sea.

In February 2007 one of the most bizarre moments in the river's history took place. A local cheese making company was fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £1,585 in costs after some 100 litres (22 imp gal) of cream was discharged into the Afon Cefni via their surface water drainage system. In August 2007 toxic algae was found in a stretch of the river flowing through The Dingle near Llangefni.

Coordinates: 53°12′N 4°23′W / 53.200°N 4.383°W / 53.200; -4.383

Anglesey

Towns	Amlwch Beaumaris Benllech Holyhead Llangefni Menai Bridge

Villages	Aberffraw Bachau Bodedern Bodewryd Bodffordd Bodorgan Bryngwran Brynrefail Brynsiencyn Bull Bay Burwen Cemaes Cemaes Bay Cemlyn Church Bay Dwyran Four Mile Bridge Gaerwen Gwalchmai Llaingoch Llanbadrig Llanddaniel Fab Llanddeusant Llanddona Llandegfan Llanfaes Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy Llanfwrog Llangoed Llangristiolus Llangwyllog Llanidan Llannerch-y-medd Llansadwrn Llantrisant Malltraeth Moelfre Newborough Penmon Penmynydd Pentraeth Pentre Berw Porth Dafarch Rhoscolyn Rhosgoch Rhosybol Rhosmeirch Rhosneigr Star Trearddur Tregele Tŷ Croes Valley

Rivers	Afon Braint Afon Cadnant Afon Cefni

Ancient sites	Barclodiad y Gawres Beaumaris Castle Bodowyr Bryn Celli Ddu Bryn Gwyn stones Caer Gybi Caer Lêb Castell Bryn Gwyn Din Lligwy Lligwy Burial Chamber Llyn Cerrig Bach Llys Rhosyr Tŷ Newydd

Islands	Holy Island Church Island Cribinau East Mouse Middle Mouse Puffin Island Salt Island South Stack The Skerries North Stack West Mouse Ynys Benlas Ynys Castell Ynys Dulas Ynys Feurig Ynys Gaint Ynys Gored Goch Ynys Llanddwyn Ynys Moelfre Ynys y Bîg

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