Aberffraw (cantref)
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Aberffraw was one of the three medieval cantrefs on the island of Anglesey
, north Wales
, in the Kingdom of Gwynedd
. It lay on the western side of the island on Caernarfon Bay
. Its administrative centre was Aberffraw
, ancient seat of the Princes of Gwynedd.
The cantref consisted of the two cwmwds of Llifon and Malltraeth.
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, in the Kingdom of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Gwynedd was one petty kingdom of several Welsh successor states which emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, and later evolved into a principality during the High Middle Ages. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the...
. It lay on the western side of the island on Caernarfon Bay
Caernarfon Bay
Caernarfon Bay is an inlet of the Irish Sea defined by the Llŷn peninsula and Anglesey.The gentle coastline surrounding it is home to villages including Nefyn, Trefor, and Clynnog Fawr on the mainland, and Aberffraw, Llanddwyn and Rhosneigr on Anglesey.The Menai Strait heads north east to link the...
. Its administrative centre was Aberffraw
Aberffraw
Aberffraw is a small village and community on the south west coast of the Isle of Anglesey , in Wales, by the west bank of the River Ffraw, at . The UK postcode begins LL63. Access by road is by way of the A4080 and the nearest rail station is Bodorgan. In the early Middle Ages Aberffraw was the...
, ancient seat of the Princes of Gwynedd.
The cantref consisted of the two cwmwds of Llifon and Malltraeth.