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The name Cemaes derives from the Welsh word cemais, meaning "bend or loop in a river, inlet of sea, bay". [1] In 2011 the population of Cemaes in Llanbadrig community was 1,357. The most northerly point in Wales, Ynys Badrig, is nearby. Cemaes is a fishing port and tourist resort, and is known for its beach. It has a sheltered natural harbour ...
The Belfast vessel Active was driven ashore at Cemaes Bay by a storm on 7 March 1835. The Rev. James Williams of Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy, founder of the Anglesey Association for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, arrived on scene to find that several attempts to launch a boat to the aid of the vessel had been unsuccessful.
[28] [29] As a name it is by no means unique in Wales: Cemaes is a riverside village located on Cemaes Bay on the north coast of Anglesey, and was part of a similarly named Cantref Cemais. Neither Cemmaes (Welsh: Cemaes) in northern Powys, or Kemeys Commander (Welsh: Cemais Comawndwr) in Monmouthshire is by the sea, but both have developed ...
This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Anglesey, Wales ... Cemaes Bay; Cemlyn; Capel Coch; Capel Gwyn; Capel Mawr; Capel Parc; Carmel ...
This lifeboat would launch nine times, and rescue 18, during her 12-year period on service. In 1855, the Anglesey Association transferred all their lifeboat to the management of the RNLI. [1] By 1872, raising a crew at Cemlyn was getting so difficult, that the RNLI decided to close the station, and open a new one a few miles along the coast at ...
Llanbadrig is a village and community (and former electoral ward) in Anglesey, Wales. The parish includes the township of Clygyrog, Tregynrig and the port of Cemaes (pronounced "Kem-ice"), and was formerly in the cwmwd of Talybolion. The area has extensive quarries of limestone and marble.
Kingdom of Gwynedd c.620, showing cantrefi. Cemais was one of the three medieval cantrefs on the island of Anglesey, north Wales, in the Kingdom of Gwynedd.It lay on the northern side of the island on the Irish Sea.
Anglesey (/ ˈ æ ŋ ɡ əl s iː /; Welsh: Ynys Môn [ˈənɨs ˈmoːn]) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the county known as the Isle of Anglesey , which also includes Holy Island ( Ynys Gybi ) and some islets and skerries . [ 4 ]