Llangristiolus | |
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![]() Sheep at Tan-yr-Allt Farm, Llangristiolus | |
Location within Anglesey | |
Population | 1,357 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SH4373 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BODORGAN |
Postcode district | LL62 |
Dialling code | 01248 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llangristiolus is a village and community in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, and is named after Saint Cristiolus. The River Cefni flows through the village. The village is within a mile of the A5 and A55 roads. The village of Rhostrehwfa is in the community.
The church of St Cristiolus, Llangristiolus, dates from the 12th century.
Notable people
[edit]- Henry Maurice (ca.1647–1691), a Welsh clergyman
- Richard Owen, (1839–1887), a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and preacher.
- Edward Greenly (1861–1951), English geologist, buried at Llangristiolus
- Medwyn Williams (born ca.1940), a Welsh vegetable gardener, 11 x gold medallist at the Chelsea Flower Show.
- Naomi Watts (born 1968), film actress, lived in Llangristiolus with her maternal grandparents at Llanfawr as a child.
- Rhun ap Iorwerth (born 1972), MS for Ynys Môn resides in the village
- Meinir Gwilym (born 1983), singer/songwriter, educated at Ysgol Henblas within the village.
References
[edit]- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
External links
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