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The Best Attractions In Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. The name has been alternately shortened and lengthened , and is also known as Llanfair PG. At the 2001 census, the population of the community was 3,040, 76% of whom spoke the Welsh language fluently; the highest percentage of speakers were in the 10–14 age group, where 97% spoke Welsh. By the time of the 2011 Census the population had increased to 3,107, of whom 71% were able to speak Welsh. It is the sixth largest settlement on the isla...
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  • 2. Llanfairpwll Railway Station Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
    Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. The name has been alternately shortened and lengthened , and is also known as Llanfair PG. At the 2001 census, the population of the community was 3,040, 76% of whom spoke the Welsh language fluently; the highest percentage of speakers were in the 10–14 age group, where 97% spoke Welsh. By the time of the 2011 Census the population had increased to 3,107, of whom 71% were able to speak Welsh. It is the sixth largest settlement on the island by population. The long form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s; with 58 characters it is the longest place n...
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  • 5. Mon Active Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
    Anglesey is an island situated on the north coast of Wales with an area of 276 square miles . Anglesey is by far the largest island in Wales and the seventh largest in the British Isles. Anglesey is also the largest island in the Irish Sea by area, and the second most populous island . The ferry port of Holyhead handles more than 2 million passengers each year. The Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford in 1826, and the Britannia Bridge span the Menai Strait to connect Anglesey with the mainland. Anglesey, one of the historic counties of Wales was administered as part of Gwynedd, but along with Holy Island and other smaller islands, it is now governed by the Isle of Anglesey County Council. The majority of Anglesey's inhabitants are Welsh speakers and Ynys Môn, the Welsh name...
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  • 6. Marquess of Anglesey's Column Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
    Marquess of Anglesey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo, second in command to the Duke of Wellington. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex, in the Peerage of Great Britain , Baron Paget, de Beaudesert, in the Peerage of England , and is also an Irish Baronet, of Plas Newydd in the County of Anglesey and of Mount Bagenall in the County of Louth. The family seat now is Plas Newydd, at Llanddaniel Fab, Anglesey. Most recent marquesses are buried at St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen, built and maintained by the Marquess. The former family seat was Beaudesert, near Cannock Chase, Staffordshire.
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  • 7. Portmeirion Village Portmeirion
    Portmeirion is a tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village, and is now owned by a charitable trust. The village is located in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, on the estuary of the River Dwyryd, 2 miles south east of Porthmadog, and 1 mile from Minffordd railway station. Portmeirion has served as the location for numerous films and television shows, and was The Village in the 1960s television show The Prisoner.
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  • 9. Beaumaris Castle Beaumaris
    Beaumaris Castle , in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer the north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the Madog ap Llywelyn uprising. A substantial workforce was employed in the initial years under the direction of James of St George. Edward's invasion of Scotland soon diverted funding from the project, however, and work stopped, only recommencing after an invasion scare in 1306. When work finally ceased around 1330 a total of £15,000 had been spent, a huge sum for the period, but the castle remained incomplete. Beaumaris Castle was taken by Welsh forces in 1403 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, but recaptured by ...
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  • 10. GreenWood Forest Park Y Felinheli
    GreenWood , formerly GreenWood Forest Park and The GreenWood Centre, is a family fun park at Y Felinheli in Gwynedd, Wales. The park was opened by Stephen and Andrea Bristow in 1993 and attracts around 150,000 visitors a year. It is now owned by visitor attraction specialists Continuum Attractions.
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  • 11. Welsh Mountain Zoo Colwyn Bay
    The Welsh Mountain Zoo, is a zoological garden located near the town of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County, Wales. The zoo was opened on 18 May 1963 by the wildlife enthusiast and naturalist Robert Jackson. The zoo covers an area of 37 acres .
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