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Gadfa | |
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![]() An access road that runs west from the A5025 to Penterfyn-Gadfa. | |
Location within Anglesey | |
OS grid reference | SH 4607 8985 |
• Cardiff | 140 mi (230 km) |
• London | 218.8 mi (352.1 km) |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Penysarn |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Gadfa is a hamlet in the community of Llaneilian, Anglesey, Wales, which is 140 miles (225.3 km) from Cardiff and 218.8 miles (352.1 km) from London.
The dispersed settlement has a scatter of buildings mainly along and to the west of the A5025, with a smaller number on the eastern side of the road. [1]
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