Bodorgan

Bodorgan

Malltraeth Sands at Bodorgan
Bodorgan
 Bodorgan shown within Anglesey
Population 921 (2011)
OS grid referenceSH389675
CommunityBodorgan
Principal areaAnglesey
Ceremonial countyGwynedd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BODORGAN
Postcode district LL62
Dialling code 01407
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentYnys Môn
Welsh AssemblyYnys Môn
List of places
UK
Wales
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Coordinates: 53°10′48″N 4°24′36″W / 53.180°N 4.410°W / 53.180; -4.410Bodorgan is a hamlet and a surrounding community area on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, there are 1,503 residents in the electoral ward, 72.7% of them being able to speak Welsh.This increased to 1,704 at the 2011 Census but only 67.72% of this increased population were Welsh speakers. [1] The local government community of Bodorgan, including the village of Llangadwaladr and a number of other small hamlets, had a total of 900 inhabitants,[2] increasing slightly to 921 at the 2011 Census.[3]

It is served by Bodorgan railway station, which is located near the hamlets of Bethel and Llangadwaladr to the north-west. Bodorgan Hall is the largest country estate in Anglesey.

Until recently (2013) it was the Anglesey home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

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