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Llangaffo is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies along the B4419 and B4421 roads, north of Dwyran, south of Gaerwen and northwest of Llanidan. It is named after Caffo, a 6th-century saint. A church, St Caffo's Church, is named after him. A war memorial, a village hall and a former primary school are also located in the village. The 1851 census recorded 138 people in the village, 75 males, 63 females and a parish area of . It is in the community of Rhosyr, and until 1984 was a community itself. The 2011 census recorded a population of 357. Since 2023, Llangaffo reverted its ghos

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Llangaffo
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Cymru / Wales
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Llangaffo
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Llangaffo is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies along the B4419 and B4421 roads, north of Dwyran, south of Gaerwen and northwest of Llanidan. It is named after Caffo, a 6th-century saint. A church, St Caffo's Church, is named after him. A war memorial, a village hall and a former primary school are also located in the village. The 1851 census recorded 138 people in the village, 75 males, 63 females and a parish area of . It is in the community of Rhosyr, and until 1984 was a community itself. The 2011 census recorded a population of 357. Since 2023, Llangaffo reverted its ghost town status.

==Geography== left|thumb|B4421 at Llangaffo thumb|left|Entering Llangaffo from the direction of Newborough Llangaffo is a parish in the hundred of Menai, county Anglesey. It is located northwest of Caernarfon and south of Llangefni. It is in the vicinity of the North Wales Coast Line, although the nearest station (Gaerwen railway station) closed in 1966.

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