Holyhead

Also known as Caergybi

Holyhead (; , "Cybi's fort") is a historic port town, and is the largest town and a community in the county of the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Holyhead is on Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is separated from Anglesey island by the narrow Cymyran Strait.

Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Holyhead - 2024-06-15 04.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Town skyline
UK place.country: Wales
UK place.welsh_name: Caergybi
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Ynys Môn
UK place.official_name: Holyhead
UK place.community_wales: Holyhead
UK place.unitary_wales: Anglesey
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: Gwynedd
UK place.constituency_westminster: Ynys Môn
UK place.post_town: HOLYHEAD
UK place.postcode_district: LL65
UK place.postcode_area: LL
UK place.dial_code: 01407
UK place.os_grid_reference: SH2482
UK place.population: 12,084
UK place.population_ref: 2011 Census
UK place.module: 240pxMap of the community

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Holyhead Town Council

Offical website for Holyhead Town Council. Find information about services, minutes, councillors.

holyheadtowncouncil.com →

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Prehistoric and Roman history
Heritage Conservation Areas
Transport history
Port
Road
Railway
Transport
Industry
Climate
Governance
Administrative history
Notable people
Sport
Culture and sport
References
External links

It was originally connected to Anglesey via the Four Mile Bridge. In the mid-19th century, Lord Stanley, a local philanthropist, funded the building of a larger causeway, known locally as "the Cobb"; it now carries the A5 and the railway line. The A55 dual carriageway runs parallel to the Cobb on a modern causeway.

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