"exhibition of their findings in the village's Pritchard Jones Institute. Modern Newborough was founded by citizens of Llanmaes in eastern Anglesey who were evicted by Edward I in 1294 in order to promote his new port of Beaumaris. It was, literally, established as a ""new borough"" and gained its charter in 1303. In the 16th century, Newborough was the county town of Anglesey. It was home to a thriving marram grass industry, used for producing matting, nets and rope. From 1541 to 1553 the constituency of Newborough returned a member to the English Parliament. John Morgan, a blind musician living"
"Llangefni Llangefni () is the county town of Anglesey in Wales and contains the principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded Llangefni's population as 5,116 people, making it the second largest settlement on the island. The town is near the centre of Anglesey, and is on the River Cefni, after which it is named. Its attractions include the Oriel Ynys Môn museum, which details the history of Anglesey and houses the legacy collection of Charles Tunnicliffe. In the west of the town is a large secondary school, Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni (Llangefni Comprehensive"
"to the 2012 Anglesey electoral boundary changes the town was represented by three county councillors elected from three wards, Cefni, Cyngar and Tudur. Cefni, Cyngar and Tudur remain as community wards, electing the thirteen community councillors to Llangefni Town Council, the community council of the town. Llangefni Llangefni () is the county town of Anglesey in Wales and contains the principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded Llangefni's population as 5,116 people, making it the second largest settlement on the island. The town is near the centre of Anglesey, and is on"
"were due to be elections on 3 May 2012, but these were postponed for one year by the Welsh Local Government minister, Carl Sargeant. The Isle of Anglesey County Council election, 2017 on 4 May resulted in a no overall majority position with Plaid Cymru holding 14 of the 30 seats. Prior to the 2013 election, the county was divided into 40 electoral wards returning 40 councillors. There are also 40 communities (parishes) in the county, some of which have their own elected community council, but few communities were coterminous with the 40 council wards. The 40 wards were: Aberffraw"
"Anglesey, Staffordshire Anglesey is a civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It covers an area in the south of Burton upon Trent, south of the town centre, around Anglesey Road. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,835, increasing to 6,809 at the 2011 census. The housing in Anglesey is mainly late 19th and early 20th century terraced housing although a new housing development is still under construction. Anglesey has several public houses including the New Talbot and The Argyle Arms and a large park with a children's play area, football pitch and"
"a skate park. Anglesey is very much home to a multicultural population. Anglesey, Staffordshire Anglesey is a civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It covers an area in the south of Burton upon Trent, south of the town centre, around Anglesey Road. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,835, increasing to 6,809 at the 2011 census. The housing in Anglesey is mainly late 19th and early 20th century terraced housing although a new housing development is still under construction. Anglesey has several public houses including the New Talbot and The Argyle Arms"
"Isle of Anglesey County Council The Isle of Anglesey County Council () is the governing body for the county of Anglesey, one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. The council has 30 councillors who represent 11 multi-member electoral wards. The Isle of Anglesey County Council was created from its predecessor, Ynys Mon Borough Council, in 1996. The Wales Audit Office describes the new council of having a ""history of conflict and inappropriate behaviour"" from the outset, with two public interest reports published in 1998 and a further three reports into the behaviour by 2001. In March 2011, after ""years"
"election was held in May 2013, restoring an elected Council. Prior to the direct administration, there were a majority of independent councillors, though members did not generally divide along party lines, organised into five non-partisan groups on the council, containing a mix of party and independent candidates. The position remains substantially unchanged after the election, although the Labour party has formed a governing coalition with the independents. The principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council () are in Llangefni () the county town. Anglesey is a relatively low-lying island, with low hills spaced evenly over the north of"
"county councillor. Since the May 2017 county elections, the ward has been represented by Plaid Cymru councillor Vaughan Hughes and two Independent councillors, Ieuan Williams and Margaret Murley Roberts. Lligwy Lligwy is an electoral ward on the northeast coast of Anglesey, Wales. It includes the communities Moelfre, Llaneugrad, Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf (including the village of Benllech) and Pentraeth; and the electoral ward of Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd in the community of Llanddyfnan. Lligwy elects three county councillors to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. Lligwy was created following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012, which created 11 multi-councillor wards from"
"Anglesey electoral boundary changes an electoral ward in the same name existed, electing a county councillor to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. This ward included the community of Llanddona and had a total population in 2011 of 1,869. Pentraeth Pentraeth is a village and community on the island of Anglesey (""Ynys Môn""), North Wales, at . The Royal Mail postcode begins LL75. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 1,178. Its Welsh name means ""at the end of (or head of) a beach"", and it is located near Traeth Coch (Red Wharf Bay). There is a small"
"the County of Anglesey, in the Peerage of Great Britain on 14 May 1784, which entitled him to a seat in the House of Lords. In 1802 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Warren, which was that of his father-in-law, Sir George Warren. On his death in 1822 both titles became extinct. Sir Richard Williams, of Penrhyn, succeeded to the Bulkeley estates and assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bulkeley. From the 2nd to the 6th viscount, all viscounts were Members of Parliament. Viscount Bulkeley Viscount Bulkeley, of Cashel in the County of Tipperary, was"
"Kingsey Kingsey is a small village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the boundary with Oxfordshire, about two miles east of Thame and a mile south of Haddenham. The village toponym is of 12th-century origin and means 'king's island', referring to a piece of dry land that belonged to the king in the marshes that were once common in this part of the country. In 1174 the village was called ""Eya"", meaning 'island', though by 1192 it had gained its more modern name of ""Kingesie"". This leads historians to believe that the village"
"in the centre and is the island's administrative centre. The town of Menai Bridge (Welsh: ""Porthaethwy"", in the southeast) expanded when the first bridge to the mainland was being built, in order to accommodate workers and construction. Until then, Porthaethwy had been one of the principal ferry crossing points from the mainland. A short distance from this town lies Bryn Celli Ddu, a Stone Age burial mound. Nearby is the village with the longest name in the United Kingdom, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, and Plas Newydd, ancestral home of the Marquesses of Anglesey. The town of Amlwch is situated in the northeast of"
"depicted in the east window of Llangadwaladr church on the island. According to the heraldic historian Wilfrid Scott-Giles, Anglesey County Council used the Hwfa arms informally before they were incorporated into the design granted to them officially. Between 1857 and 1950 the arms were used by Anglesey Constabulary. An association between the Hwfa arms and the island county of Anglesey is thus long established. Flag of Anglesey The Anglesey flag () is the flag of the County of Anglesey. It was registered by the Flag Institute in March 2014. The design is a banner of the arms ascribed by later"
"a combined parish, and services are held weekly. It is a Grade II listed building, a national designation given to ""buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them"", in particular because it is considered to be ""a good essay in a simple Romanesque revival style"". The church is at the end of a gravel track in the countryside of central Anglesey, about from Llangefni, the county town. It is also on a footpath to Plas Penmynydd, once home to Owen Tudor, founder of the Tudor dynasty. St Ffinan's Church is in the countryside in the"
"and Manchester. The island's location made it an ideal place to monitor German U-Boat based in the Irish Sea. Around half a dozen airships operated out of Mona airfield to monitor German submarine activity. In 1974, Anglesey became a district of the new large county of Gwynedd. The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 abolished the 1974 county and the five districts on 1 April 1996. Anglesey became an independent unitary authority. In 2011, the Welsh Government appointed a panel of commissioners to administer the council, thus the elected members were not in control. The commissioners remained in control until an"
"councillors, Richard Jones and Richard Griffiths. Twrcelyn Twrcelyn is an electoral ward in the north of Anglesey, Wales. It includes the communities of Amlwch, Llanbadrig, Llaneilian, and Rhosybol. Twrcelyn elects three county councillors to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. Twrcelyn was created following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012, which created 11 multi-councillor wards from 40 single-councillor wards. Prior to this Twrcelyn was covered by the Amlwch Port, Amlwch Rural, Llanbadrig and Llaneilian county wards which each elected their own county councillor. Since the May 2017 county elections, the ward has been represented by Liberal Democrat"
"or join, party groups. The remaining councillors, both party-political and independent, form a number of factions based as much on personalities as on policy. After the 2008 elections, the largest of these factions was the Original Independents (). However, in 2010 the council leader, Clive McGregor, left the Original Independents to form (English: ""Anglesey Voice"") who had five members by the time of the 2013 election. Elections normally take place every four years. The Isle of Anglesey County Council election, 2013 took place on 2 May 2013, with results shown below. The previous election was on 1 May 2008. There"
"Twrcelyn Twrcelyn is an electoral ward in the north of Anglesey, Wales. It includes the communities of Amlwch, Llanbadrig, Llaneilian, and Rhosybol. Twrcelyn elects three county councillors to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. Twrcelyn was created following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012, which created 11 multi-councillor wards from 40 single-councillor wards. Prior to this Twrcelyn was covered by the Amlwch Port, Amlwch Rural, Llanbadrig and Llaneilian county wards which each elected their own county councillor. Since the May 2017 county elections, the ward has been represented by Liberal Democrat councillor Aled Jones and two Independent"
"historic counties of Wales was administered as part of Gwynedd, but along with Holy Island and other smaller islands, it is now governed by the Isle of Anglesey County Council. The majority of Anglesey's inhabitants are Welsh speakers and , the Welsh name for the island, is used for the UK Parliament and National Assembly constituencies. The population at the 2011 census was 69,751. The name of the island may be derived from the Old Norse; either ""Ǫngullsey"" ""Hook Island"" or ""Ǫnglisey"" ""Ǫngli's Island"". No record of such an Ǫngli survives, but the place name was used in the Viking"
"Mary Of Bethlehem hospital, the Windermere B&B, and the local Job Centre. Royston Vasey Royston Vasey is a fictional town in the BBC television comedy series ""The League of Gentlemen"". It was filmed in Hadfield, Derbyshire in England and is based on Alston, Cumbria. The preceding radio series ""On the Town with the League of Gentlemen"" was set in the equally fictional and almost identical town of Spent. Royston Vasey draws on the upbringing of all the League's members - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson - all of whom were raised in the north of England."
"centre of Anglesey, north Wales, near the village of Talwrn, and about away from Llangefni, the county town of Anglesey. The parish church is at the end of a gravelled track, off a country lane between the lower part of Talwrn and the hamlet of Ceint to the south. It can also be accessed by public footpath from Plas Penmynydd, once home to Owen Tudor, grandfather of King Henry VII and founder of the Tudor dynasty. The parish takes its name from the church: the Welsh word """" originally meant ""enclosure"" and then ""church"", with ""-ffinan"" denoting the saint. The"
"'Kingsmarkham' in the television series ""The Ruth Rendell Mysteries"". Romsey locations appear throughout the series concerning Inspector Wexford played by George Baker. The location used for the fictional police station was the former Romsey Magistrates Court in Church Street. A fictional ""Underground car park in Romsey"" is referred to in an episode of the hit-TV series ""Absolutely Fabulous"". Romsey Romsey ( ) is a market town in the county of Hampshire, England. It is northwest of Southampton, southwest of Winchester and southeast of Salisbury. Neighbouring the village of North Baddesley, just over 18,000 people live in Romsey, which has an"
"2013 Isle of Anglesey County Council election An election to the Isle of Anglesey County Council was held as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2013. Anglesey was the only Welsh authority voting in 2013, the election having been postponed from 2012 by the Welsh Government, in order to allow an electoral review to take place. Under The Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012, thirty seats (a reduction from the previous 40) were created. The eleven electoral divisions (numbers of councillors in parentheses) are new creations by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales: Turnout for the election"
"oldest being the Tivyside Hunt in Cardiganshire). Every September the Anglesey Festival of Running takes place. There is a marathon, half-marathon, 10 km and 5 km race, as well as children's contests. Their slogan is ""Run the Island"". The Anglesey Circuit (Welsh: Trac Môn) is a fully licensed MSA and ACU championship racing circuit, it opened in 1997. The Beaumaris Cricket Club was formed in 1858. Clubs at Holyhead, Amlwch and Llangefni were formed within the following decade, but it was not until the 1880s that the sport became popular outside the upper classes. Bodedern Cricket Club was formed in"
"with small bays The Anglesey Coastal Path follows the entire way around the island. It is long and passes by/through 20 towns/villages. The official start point is St Cybi's Church, Holyhead. Tourism is now the most significant economic activity on the island. Agriculture provides the secondary source of income for the island's economy, with the local dairies being some of the most productive in the region. Major industry is restricted to Holyhead (Caergybi), which until 30 September 2009 supported an aluminium smelter, and the Amlwch area, once a major copper mining town. Nearby is the site of the former Wylfa"
"Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool. Merseyside, which was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, takes its name from the River Mersey. Merseyside spans of land which border Lancashire (to the north-east), Greater Manchester (to the east), Cheshire (to the south and south-east) and the Irish Sea to"
"19 for the proposal and 34 against. In 2014, Brynteg was rated one of the most attractive postcode areas to live in Wales. Brynteg, Anglesey Brynteg is a crossroads village and post town on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. Brynteg is located on the east of the island on the B5108 and B5110 roads due west of the coastal resort of Benllech. Prior to the Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012 Brynteg gave its name to an electoral ward of the island's council. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,869. During October 2013"
"county councillor. Since the May 2017 county elections, the ward has been represented by three Plaid Cymru councillors, Nicola Roberts, Dylan Rees and Bob Parry. Canolbarth Môn Canolbarth Môn (English: ""Central Anglesey"") is an electoral ward in the centre of Anglesey, Wales. It includes the communities of Bryngwran, Bodffordd, Llangefni, and Trewalchmai, and the majority (excluding the Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd community ward) of Llanddyfnan. Canolbarth Môn elects three county councillors to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. Canolbarth Môn was created following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012, which created 11 multi-councillor wards from 40 single-councillor wards."
"Sea for German submarines. Messages were forwarded by telephone to and from the airship base at RNAS Anglesey near Llangefni. An electoral ward in the same name exists. The ward includes some of Rhosybol community, to give a total population at the 2011 census of 2,264. Saint Eilian's Church is Grade I listed. A Celtic clas church, it has a 12th-century tower, 14th-century chapel and a nave and chancel dating from the 15th century. In the chancel is a 15th-century rood screen, and there are traces of post-medieval wall paintings. A painting of a skeleton bears the inscription """"Colyn angau"
"the village. Ted Sagar, the former Everton goalkeeper, ran a pub in Aintree after retiring as a player in 1952. Phil Thompson, former Liverpool captain and now Sky Sports pundit, lived on Bull Bridge Lane. Andy Burnham, a leading Labour Party MP from 2001 to 2017, and currently Mayor of Greater Manchester, was born in Old Roan in Aintree in 1970, Richard Crawshaw, Baron Crawshaw of Aintree OBE, known as Dick Crawshaw, lived for most of his life on Aintree Lane. Aintree Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. Historically in Lancashire, it"
"they were installed as a memorial to the village's war dead. In the village there is a bakery, restaurants and a fish and chip shop. The RNLI Gwylfan Moelfre Seawatch Centre has a small museum, shop and book store. Moelfre, Anglesey Moelfre () is a village, community and (until 2012) electoral ward on the north-east coast of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The community area covers the village and harbour, and several smaller, dispersed settlements. It includes six scheduled Iron Age hut groups and many other sites of archaeological interest. The harbour was formerly a local fishing port; a"
"Llangwyllog Llangwyllog is a small village and ancient parish in the centre of Anglesey, Wales. It is found three miles to the north of the island's capital, Llangefni, and two miles north of Llyn Cefni, the island's second largest body of water. The settlement was once far more important than it is today reaching a population of 277 in 1821, whereas the 1971 census showed only 75 people living there. The Anglesey Central Railway used to operate a station in the village until its closure in 1993. The tracks however still run through the village and there is a significant"