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Church Bay, Anglesey

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Eglwys St. Rhuddlad, St Rhuddlad's Church, Church Bay.
Eglwys St. Rhuddlad, St Rhuddlad's Church, Church Bay.

Church Bay (Welsh: Porth Swtan) is a settlement on the north-west coast of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, about a mile and a half north-west of the village of Llanfaethlu. The bay shores are rocky but there is also a sandy beach which is popular with visitors. There are a handful of houses near the beach. The Anglesey Coastal Path runs along the cliff tops. There are records of the Swttan settlement going back to the reign of King Henry VIII, but there has probably been a settlement there for many centuries before this. Most of the properties are holiday homes for rent. Amenities include a cafe and a small museum based in a preserved 17th-century thatched cottage. This cottage's position could indicate that there has been a dwelling on this site since Neolithic times. The cottage won the Rural Wales Award from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW) in 2003.There is also a ruined windmill, Melin Drylliau (Caerau Mill), first recorded in 1840 and destroyed in a fire in 1914. It was built and owned by the Williams family who owned a number of mills across the island. The nearby sandy beach is named Porth Swtan (Port Whiting). The 61 bus route from Holyhead to Amlwch stops infrequently in the area.

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N 53.372 ° E -4.553 °
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LL65 4ET , Cylch-y-Garn
Wales, United Kingdom
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Eglwys St. Rhuddlad, St Rhuddlad's Church, Church Bay.
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