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Anglesey (Ynys Môn in Welsh) is situated off the north-west coast of Wales near the beautiful Snowdonia mountain range. Anglesey is separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait, which is spanned by two picturesque bridges, the Menai Bridge and the Britannia Bridge. Anglesey was known as Mam Cymru (Mother of Wales) during the middle ages because its fertile fields formed the breadbasket for the north of Wales.
Anglesey has several thriving towns. The historic town of Beaumaris is the site of one of the castles built by Edward I after his defeat of the Welsh princes, as well as the historic mansion Henllys Hall. The town of Holyhead is the main ferry port for travel across the Irish Sea to Dublin and Llangefni, in the centre of the island, is the county town.
Anglesey also has the village with the longest place name in Britain:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch - The name, when translated into English, means "The church of St. Mary in a hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and near St. Tysilio's church by the red cave". The name was actually coined in the nineteenth century to attract tourists to the Island. It is abbreviated to Llanfairpwll or Llanfair P.G. by the locals.
Major Towns in Anglesey include:
Amlwch, Beaumaris, Benllech, Malltraeth, Bodedern, Bodewryd, Bodffordd, Bodorgan, City Dulas, Brynsiencyn, Burwen, Caergeiliog, Cemaes Bay, Four Mile Bridge, Holyhead, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Llanfair PG, Llanfairynghornwy, Marianglas, Menai Bridge, Moelfre Mynydd Bodafon, Newborough, Penmon, Amlwch, Penysarn, Rhosgoch, Rhosneigr Rhosybol, South Stack, Trearddur Bay, Ty Croes, Tyn y gongl Tynygongl and Valley.
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