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Amlwch () is a port town and community in Wales. It is situated on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey, on the A5025 which connects it to Holyhead and to Menai Bridge. As well as Amlwch town and Amlwch Port, other settlements within the community include Burwen, Bull Bay (Porthllechog) and Pentrefelin. The town has a beach in Llaneilian, and it has significant coastal cliffs. Tourism is an important element of the local economy. At one time it was a booming mining town that became the centre of a vast global trade in copper ore. The harbour inlet became a busy port and significant shipbuil

Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Amlwch Port From The Headland - geograph.org.uk - 1436555.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Amlwch Port
UK place.official_name
Amlwch
UK place.area_total_km2
18.19
UK place.country
Wales
UK place.os_grid_reference
SH4492
UK place.population
3,789
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.community_wales
Amlwch
UK place.unitary_wales
Anglesey
UK place.lieutenancy_wales
Gwynedd
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
Ynys Môn
UK place.constituency_westminster
Ynys Môn
UK place.post_town
AMLWCH
UK place.postcode_district
LL68
UK place.postcode_area
LL
UK place.dial_code
01407
UK place.module
240pxMap of the community

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Official name
Amlwch
Population
3789
Shares border with
Mechell
Official website
www.amlwch.org
Image
Amlwch Port From The Headland - geograph.org.uk - 1436555.jpg
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Commons category
Amlwch
topic's main category
Category:Amlwch
postal code
LL68
OS grid reference
SH4492
P12749
Chummidae
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