The community's population in the 2011 census was 1009.[1] The village is considered to be named after the 12th-century court poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, whose own name may be derived from that of the Welsh hero known as Gwalchmei ap Gwyar, who became the Gawain of later Arthurian legend.
Gwalchmai is a village along the A5 adjacent to the A55, less than a mile from the Anglesey Show Ground and less than two miles from RAF Mona.
Amenities and history
There are the remains of a windmill in the southern part of the village and a communications tower just north of the village. Llyn Hendref (The Lake of Winter Dwelling) is a small lake to the north-east. The village consists of two distinct parts, Gwalchmai Uchaf (Upper Gwalchmai) which is the south-east section and Gwalchmai Isaf (Lower Gwalchmai) which is the north-west section. On the village clock are inscribed the names of the 29 people from the village who died in World War I and the nine who died in World War II.[2] In 2015 the 90 year old memorial received a grant of £5,000 to be restored.[3] The local association football team, C.P.D. Gwalchmai, won the 2009–2010 Gwynedd League championship and were promoted to the Welsh Alliance League.
Gwalchmai facilities include a village shop, a pub called the Gwalchmai Hotel, a mechanic / car sales business, a doctors' surgery, a church, two chapels, and a community hall. The village primary school is called Ysgol y Ffridd. Features near the village include a recycling centre, a stone quarry, Anglesey Showground, Mona Business Park, and Mona Airfield..
According to the 2001 Census the community of Trewalchmai had 898 people and 367 dwellings. The area retains a strong Welsh character with 75% of the ward population being recorded as Welsh speakers in the 2001 Census.
The ward (which includes Gwalchmai and Bryngwran) is represented on Anglesey County Council by Councillor Bob Parry OBE, who leads the Plaid Cymru Group. Trewalchmai Community Council normally meets on a monthly basis to consider local issues.
The village hosted several matches of the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament, a replacement football tournament for the popular Island Games. The games were held in Gibraltar but due to lack of pitches there Anglesey was deemed to be a better host.
^"Community population 2011". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^"Gwalchmai War Memorial". Anglesey Môn Information. Anglesey.info. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^Gareth Wyn-Williams (16 January 2015). "Bid to repair historic Gwalchmai war memorial gets £5,000 boost" (Web). Daily Post. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
External links
Gwalchmai on Multimap.com
photos of Gwalchmai and surrounding area on geograph
January 29, 2023
gwalchmai, anglesey, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, januar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gwalchmai Anglesey news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gwalchmai Welsh pronunciation is a village on Anglesey in north Wales within the Trewalchmai community GwalchmaiThe centre of Lower Gwalchmai villageGwalchmaiLocation within AngleseyPopulation1 009 2011 Principal areaAngleseyCeremonial countyGwyneddCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLLANGEFNIPostcode districtLL65PoliceNorth WalesFireNorth WalesAmbulanceWelshList of places UK Wales Anglesey 53 15 34 N 4 25 01 W 53 2593454 N 4 417015 W 53 2593454 4 417015 Coordinates 53 15 34 N 4 25 01 W 53 2593454 N 4 417015 W 53 2593454 4 417015The community s population in the 2011 census was 1009 1 The village is considered to be named after the 12th century court poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr whose own name may be derived from that of the Welsh hero known as Gwalchmei ap Gwyar who became the Gawain of later Arthurian legend Contents 1 Location 2 Amenities and history 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocation EditGwalchmai is a village along the A5 adjacent to the A55 less than a mile from the Anglesey Show Ground and less than two miles from RAF Mona Amenities and history EditThere are the remains of a windmill in the southern part of the village and a communications tower just north of the village Llyn Hendref The Lake of Winter Dwelling is a small lake to the north east The village consists of two distinct parts Gwalchmai Uchaf Upper Gwalchmai which is the south east section and Gwalchmai Isaf Lower Gwalchmai which is the north west section On the village clock are inscribed the names of the 29 people from the village who died in World War I and the nine who died in World War II 2 In 2015 the 90 year old memorial received a grant of 5 000 to be restored 3 The local association football team C P D Gwalchmai won the 2009 2010 Gwynedd League championship and were promoted to the Welsh Alliance League Gwalchmai facilities include a village shop a pub called the Gwalchmai Hotel a mechanic car sales business a doctors surgery a church two chapels and a community hall The village primary school is called Ysgol y Ffridd Features near the village include a recycling centre a stone quarry Anglesey Showground Mona Business Park and Mona Airfield According to the 2001 Census the community of Trewalchmai had 898 people and 367 dwellings The area retains a strong Welsh character with 75 of the ward population being recorded as Welsh speakers in the 2001 Census The ward which includes Gwalchmai and Bryngwran is represented on Anglesey County Council by Councillor Bob Parry OBE who leads the Plaid Cymru Group Trewalchmai Community Council normally meets on a monthly basis to consider local issues The village hosted several matches of the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament a replacement football tournament for the popular Island Games The games were held in Gibraltar but due to lack of pitches there Anglesey was deemed to be a better host See also EditSt Morhaiarn s Church GwalchmaiReferences Edit Community population 2011 Retrieved 18 May 2015 Gwalchmai War Memorial Anglesey Mon Information Anglesey info Retrieved 6 October 2015 Gareth Wyn Williams 16 January 2015 Bid to repair historic Gwalchmai war memorial gets 5 000 boost Web Daily Post Retrieved 6 October 2015 External links EditGwalchmai on Multimap com photos of Gwalchmai and surrounding area on geograph Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gwalchmai Anglesey amp oldid 1066349597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
