Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (), often shortened to Llanfairpwll and sometimes to Llanfair PG, is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It is located on the Menai Strait, next to the Britannia Bridge. At the 2011 Census the population was 3,107, of whom 71% could speak Welsh. As of the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 2,900 (rounded to the nearest 100). It is the sixth largest settlement in the county by population.
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll is a village on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, located near the Britannia Bridge, with a population of around 2,900 people as of 2021. It is notable for being the sixth largest settlement in its county and for having a Welsh-speaking majority, with 71% of residents able to speak Welsh according to the 2011 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,107
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- Placename and toponymy
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- Tourism and attractions
- In science
- In popular culture
- Climate
- Notable people
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (), often shortened to Llanfairpwll and sometimes to Llanfair PG, is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It is located on the Menai Strait, next to the Britannia Bridge. At the 2011 Census the population was 3,107, of whom 71% could speak Welsh. As of the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 2,900 (rounded to the nearest 100). It is the sixth largest settlement in the county by population.
'''''' () is a lengthened form of the name, used in some contexts. With 58 characters split into 18 syllables, it is purported to have the longest name in Europe and the second longest one-word place name in the world.