Llannerch-y-medd, is a small town, area and also post town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The Royal Mail postal code is LL71, and it has a population of 1,360, of whom greater than 60% is Welsh speaking. The village is positioned near the centre of Anglesey close to the big water reservoir, Llyn Alaw, as well as is thought to have an ancient structure. Llannerch means "a timberland clearing". The word medd in the name is Welsh for mead, which is made from honey, and also the name might be connected to the production of honey for mead. The disused Anglesey Central Railway goes through the town. Its terminal, opened up in 1866, was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe, and its items lawn is now a parking lot. There is currently a cafe and also tea rooms housed in a modern-day expansion of the old structures. Simply to the northeast of the town is the hill called Pen y Foel which is 123m over sea level; in between 1951 as well as 1956 this was the site of a VHF Fixer station, part of the RAF Western Sector, and also was just one of a number comparable set websites taken care of by RAF Longley Lane near Preston in Lancashire. The site contained an octagonal wood hut with a hand-steerable radio mast with 2 radio receivers of type R1392D, transmitter and telephone line. This hut was secured by a close bordering octagonal brick wall to supply some bomb blast protection which still exists. The station was made use of to enable each market to locate RAF or allied aircraft and to help pilots locate landing fields in reduced cloud weather. Also on the hill was a rectangular block hut (currently unroofed) likewise built by the RAF; this was a simple two-room hut with a rainwater collection container. The website had three RAF wireless personnel (two were normally on duty) that were billeted with a landlady in Llannerch-y-Medd as well as connected to close-by RAF Valley. The site enclosed around 1956 as the modern technology was replaced by enhanced systems. The hill Pen y Foel is likewise the basis for the name of the regional Male Voice Choir Cor Meibion Y Foel which is a member of the National Association of Choirs. It has 43 participants and also rehearses in the town at Capel Ifan. Over the past decade the Choir has sustained local Eisteddfodau, completed in the Anglesey Eisteddfod, raised money for numerous charities as well as has captivated target markets in concerts, wedding events and also various other functions throughout North Wales.