Llannerch-y-medd

Llannerch-y-medd (sometimes also spelt Llanerch-y-medd or Llanerchymedd) is a small village in Anglesey, north Wales, at gbmapping|SH415844. The Royal Mail postcode is LL71.

The village is situated near the centre of Anglesey close to the large water supply reservoir, Llyn Alaw, and is believed to have an ancient foundation. "Llannerch" means "a woodland clearing". The word "medd" in the name is Welsh for mead, which is made from honey, and the name may be related to the production of honey for mead. The disused Anglesey Central Railway runs through the village: The station was closed during the Beeching Axe, and the goods yard is now a car park.

There is also a claim that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is buried in the village. However, it is very unlikely that Mary, who lived in Palestine, should have ended her days in Anglesey at the outer fringe of the Roman Empire. This theory is the subject of a book by the author Graham Phillips entitled "The Marian Conspiracy". [ [http://www.grahamphillips.net/ The Official Graham Phillips Website ] ] Mary's traditional burial place is near Ephesus, in present-day Turkey.

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* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3568589 photos of Llannerch-y-medd and surrounding area on geograph]