Llanbadrig

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Llanbadrig
Saint Padrig's Church
Llanbadrig Location within Anglesey
Population	1,357 (2011)
OS grid reference	SH3794
Community	Llanbadrig
Principal area	Anglesey
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CEMAES BAY
Postcode district	LL67
Dialling code	01407
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ynys Môn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ynys Môn
List of places UK Wales Anglesey 53°25′19″N 4°26′49″W / 53.422°N 4.447°W / 53.422; -4.447 Map of the community

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. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,392,^[1] reducing slightly to 1,357 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The Welsh name Llanbadrig means "church of Saint Patrick" and there is a Church of St Patrick on the coast near Cemaes. It is said to have been founded in 440CE by St Patrick himself. Local legend states that Patrick was shipwrecked on the small nearby island of Ynys Badrig (Patrick's Isle, also known as Middle Mouse),^[3] which can be seen from the stile in the churchyard wall. The nearby cove is known as Porth Padrig. The old church is Grade II* listed.^[4]

Following the Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012, the Llanbadrig ward was amalgamated into a new multi-councillor ward, Twrcelyn.^[5]