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16-401: 53°12′36″N 4°15′11″W / 53.210°N 4.253°W / 53.210; -4.253 Llanddaniel Fab (or Llanddaniel-fab ; formerly Llanddeiniol-fab) is a village and community in the south of Anglesey , Wales . At the 2001 census it had a population of 699, increasing to 776 at the 2011 census. The village is at the highest point of a low ridge running SW/NE: this is one of
32-462: A post office, a primary school (Ysgol Parc y Bont), and a 12-hole golf course. Probably the village's most famous son is Tecwyn Roberts (1925–1988), who became NASA ’s first Flight Dynamics Officer with Project Mercury that put the first American into space. Roberts was born at Trefnant Bach cottage in Llanddaniel Fab and was a former pupil of Ysgol Parc y Bont. After serving as a member of
48-569: A series of Precambrian rock units oriented in that direction. It is near the prehistoric monument of Bryn Celli Ddu which was constructed in the late Neolithic period. In the east of the community, by the Menai Strait , stands the country seat of the Marquess of Anglesey , Plas Newydd , parts of which date from the 14th century. The house has been owned by the National Trust since 1976. In
64-642: Is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales . Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England but, unlike English parishes, communities cover the whole of Wales. There are 878 communities in Wales. Until 1974 Wales was divided into civil parishes . These were abolished by section 20 (6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of
80-883: Is no longer in use, and the village is now served by a church in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll . It is a Grade II listed building , a designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them", in particular because it is regarded as "a good example of a simple 19th-century rural church". Community (Wales) Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
96-740: The Avro Arrow project team and the Space Task Group , Roberts transferred to NASA where he eventually became chief of the Manned Flight Support Division, chief of the Network Engineering Division during the Apollo Program and later Director of Networks at Goddard Space Flight Center . The village is on National Cycle Route 8 (Lôn Las Cymru). The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, part of
112-527: The Eluned Morgan government on "an interim basis". She replaced Vaughan Gething , who had appointed himself to the role after Mick Antoniw resigned from the cabinet. She has specific statutory functions in that role, including in relation to Senedd Cymru Bills. However, as she is not an elected Minister, any ministerial powers associated with the role will have to be executed by a sitting minister. The Law Society responded to her appointment by calling for
128-587: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . Elisabeth Jones Elisabeth Velina Jones is a Welsh lawyer who served as the Counsel General-designate for Wales , from 7 August 2024 to 11 September 2024 and has also served as legal adviser to the Senedd . Jones studied French and German at Somerville College , Oxford , and studied for an LLM at
144-717: The University of Bristol . Jones initially worked in commercial and employment law in the City of London and Bristol. She also worked giving free legal advice at the Gloucester Law Centre. She later worked at the European Court of Human Rights . In 2012, she was appointed Chief Legal Advisor to the National Assembly for Wales . She served in this role until 2019. In 2024, she was appointed as Counsel General-desginate in
160-440: The 16th century the poet Catrin ferch Gruffudd ap Hywel lived here. Her Welsh poems are preserved and they include an awdl with a religious theme written in 1555. During the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis , many sheep and cattle were slaughtered in the area. The village has its own community council and its county council representative is Hywel Eifion Jones, who has held the post since May 1999. Amenities include
176-475: The Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are now three communities with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St Davids . The chair of a town council or city council will usually have the title mayor (Welsh: maer ). However, not every community has a council. In communities with populations too small to sustain a full community council, community meetings may be established. The communities in
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208-745: The community boundaries within their area every fifteen years. The councils propose changes to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales , which prepares a report and makes recommendations to the Welsh Government . If the Welsh Government accepts the recommendations, then it implements them using a statutory instrument . For example, in 2016 four new communities were created in the City and County of Cardiff . The legislation surrounding community councils in Wales has been amended significantly in
224-402: The record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day. St Deiniol's Church is a small 19th-century church in the village. The first church in this location is said to have been established by St Deiniol Fab (to whom the church is dedicated) in 616. The current building incorporates some material and fittings from its predecessor, which probably dated from about the 16th century. The church
240-487: The same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas . Most, but not all, communities are administered by community councils , which are equivalent to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by
256-551: The urban areas of the cities of Cardiff , Swansea and Newport do not have community councils. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census , there were 869 communities in Wales. 84 percent, or more than 730, have a council. They vary in size from Rhayader with an area of 13,945 hectares (34,460 acres) to Cefn Fforest with an area of 64 hectares (160 acres). They ranged in population from Barry with 45,053 recorded inhabitants to Baglan Bay with no permanent residents. The twenty-two principal area councils are required to review
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