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Anglesey (/ ˈ æ ŋ ɡ əl s iː /; Welsh: Ynys Môn [ˈənɨs ˈmoːn]) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the county known as the Isle of Anglesey , which also includes Holy Island ( Ynys Gybi ) and some islets and skerries . [ 4 ]
Anglesey is an island and county off the north coast of Wales, one of the unitary authority areas of Wales, and was also one of the pre-1974 counties of Wales. This category contains locations on, or related to Anglesey.
The geology of Anglesey, the largest (714 km 2) island in Wales is some of the most complex in the country. Anglesey has relatively low relief, the 'grain' of which runs northeast–southwest, i.e. ridge and valley features extend in that direction reflecting not only the trend of the late Precambrian and Palaeozoic age bedrock geology but also the direction in which glacial ice traversed and ...
Llaingoch; Llanallgo; Llanbabo; Llanbadrig; Llanbedrgoch; Llanbeulan; Llanddaniel; Llanddeusant; Llanddona; Llanddwyn; Llandegfan; Llandrygarn; Llandyfrydog; Llandysilio
Around the year 1489, during the reign of Henry VII of England, the county of Anglesey's court sessions were moved to the town after 250 years in Beaumaris Castle, thus giving Newborough a member of parliament and making it the county town of Anglesey. Then in 1550, the main court of Anglesey and all related county business was returned to ...
Like the rest of Anglesey, owing to its exposed location in the Irish Sea, surfing is popular. Many people staying on Holy Island do so short term whilst waiting for the ferries to Dublin Port . As such the largest hotels ( Travelodge and Premier Inn ) are located close to the A5/A55 roads.
The early history of the island, including details of the construction of the causeway to the Anglesey mainland, is unknown. [4] The first recorded occupation was by Prince Tysilio, later Saint Tysilio, who was the son of Brochwel Ysgithrog, a king of Powys. Tysilio arrived on Church Island in approximately AD 630, and founded a hermitage there.
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