Llanbadrig, Anglesey

Description
Llanbadrig, a parish in Anglesey, oil the coast at Cemaes Bay, 4 miles W by N of Amiwch. It contains the villages of Cemaes and Careglefan, the former of which has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Amiwch. Cemaes is an old-fashioned port and fishing village, and is rapidly becoming a favourite watering-place, the coast being exceedingly beautiful and the air very bracing. It has a lifeboat station, and small vessels ply between it and Liverpool. Acreage of parish, 4627; population, 1059. Ynys Badrig (Patrick's Isle) lies off the coast. The rocks include marble, limestone, and serpentine. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bangor; net value, £149 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The old church stands on a cliff overlooking the sea, is an ancient structure in good condition, is said to have been founded by St Patrick on his way to Ireland, and is still used for divine service. The new church stands in the village of Cemaes, and was built in 1865. There are Baptist, Congregational, and Calvinistic Methodist chapels.