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For many young people in Wales, the acquisition of Welsh is a gateway to better careers, according to research from the Welsh Language Board and Careers Wales. [69] The Welsh Government identified media as one of six areas likely to experience greater demand for Welsh speakers: [ 69 ] the sector is Wales's third-largest revenue earner.
Anglesey is the northernmost county in Wales. The Isle of Anglesey has an area of 275 square miles (712 km 2) and a population of 69,049 in 2022. [2] After Holyhead (12,103), [5] [failed verification] the largest settlements are Llangefni (5,500) and Amlwch (3,967). The economy of the county is mostly based on agriculture, energy, and tourism ...
The village is still signposted Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, marked on Ordnance Survey maps as Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and the railway station is officially named Llanfairpwll, a form used by local residents. The name is also shortened to Llanfair PG, sufficient to distinguish it from other places in Wales called Llanfair (meaning "[St.] Mary's church").
W. William Lewis (MP for Anglesey) Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet; Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet; Death of Gareth Williams; Hugh Williams (historian)
Map of places in Anglsey compiled from this list See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Anglesey , Wales .
Llangoed (Welsh pronunciation ⓘ) is a small village, community and electoral ward just north of Beaumaris, on the Isle of Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn), at grid reference. The Royal Mail postcode begins LL58. Llangoed ward has a population of 1,275 (2001), falling at the 2011 census to 1,229. [1]
The county has the highest percentage of Welsh speakers in Wales, at 64.4%, and is considered a heartland of the language. [4] The geography of Gwynedd is mountainous, with a long coastline to the west. The county contains much of Snowdonia (Eryri), a national park which contains Wales's highest mountain, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa; 3,560
This is a list of islands of Wales, the mainland of which is part of Great Britain, as well as a table of the largest Welsh islands by area. The list includes tidal islands such as Sully Island but not locations such as Shell Island which, though they are termed islands, are peninsulas.