Rhoscolyn
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Rhoscolyn is a village and community located on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It is just over five miles south of Holyhead and is the most southerly settlement on the island. The name Rhoscolyn is said to mean "The Moor" (Rhos) of The Column (colyn), referring to a pillar which the Romans put up to mark the edge of their territories. The community population taken from the 2011 census was 542.
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Village and community
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- rhoscolyn beach kayakers.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Borthwen Rhoscolyn
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Isle of Anglesey
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Rhoscolyn
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Isle of Anglesey
- Population
- 542
- Area
- 1045
- Image
- Bwa Gwyn - a natural arch - geograph.org.uk - 866648.jpg
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- P12749
- Moritzburg
- Commons category
- Rhoscolyn
- inception
- 1974-04-01
- OS grid reference
- SH2761776383
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Encyclopedic overview
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Rhoscolyn is a village and community located on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It is just over five miles south of Holyhead and is the most southerly settlement on the island. The name Rhoscolyn is said to mean "The Moor" (Rhos) of The Column (colyn), referring to a pillar which the Romans put up to mark the edge of their territories. The community population taken from the 2011 census was 542.
The community includes the larger part of the village of Four Mile Bridge, which extends into the community of Valley on the other side of the Cymyran Strait.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhoscolyn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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