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| Isle of Anglesey county | |
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| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 9th 714 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Llangefni |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-AGY |
| ONS code: | 00NA |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 21st 66,829 94 / km² |
| Welsh language: - Any skills | Ranked 2nd 70.4% |
| Politics | |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council http://www.ynysmon.gov.uk | |
| Control: | Majority of independents* |
| MP: | Albert OwenAlbert Owen (born 10 August 1959) is a Welsh politician, and member of Parliament for Ynys Mon for the Labour Party. He took the seat in the 2001 election from Plaid Cymru with a margin of exactly six-hundred votes. He is a member of the Parliamentary Wel |
| AMsThe National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 Members. 40 are elected from winner take all constituencies. 20 are elected in regions elected through proportional representation. The First Minister of the National Assembly and his Cabinet comprises the: | Ieuan Wyn JonesIeuan Wyn Jones (born 22 May 1949) is a Welsh politician, and leader of Plaid Cymru's group in the National Assembly for Wales. He was member of Parliament for Ynys Mon, but stood down at the 2001 election in order to spend more time in the Assembly. (Constituency) North Wales (Regional) |
| MEPsA Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP is a member of the European Union's directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. MEPs are the European equivalents of a country's national parliamentary members, known as MPs in: | Wales |
Anglesey or Anglesea ( Welsh: Ynys Môn pronounced "Oh-niece Moan"), is an island and county off the northwest coast of WalesFor alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation Wales ( Welsh: Cymru pronounced /"k@mrI/ SAMPA, km IPA, 'Kumree' approximate pronunciation) is one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom (the other three being England, Scotland and Northern Ir. It is separated from the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai StraitThe Menai Strait Afon Menai is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 14 miles (23 km) long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. In places the strait narrows to little more than 200 metres. The differential tides at t. It is connected to the mainland by two bridges, the original Menai Suspension BridgeThe Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Prior to the bridge's completion in 1826 the island had no connection to the mainland, and all movement to and from Anglesey was by ferry. However, built by Thomas Telford in 1826 as a road link, and the newer, twice reconstructed Britannia Bridge, carrying the A55 and the North Wales Coast Railway line.
Historically, Anglesey has long been associated with the Druids. In c. AD 60 the Roman general Suetonius Paullinus, determined to break the power of the druids, attacked the island, destroying the shrine and the sacred groves. The Romans called the island Mona. Following the Romans, the island was invaded by Vikings, Saxons, and Normans before falling to King Edward I of England, in the 13th century.
Anglesey is fertile and relatively low-lying with slight risings such as Parys, Cadair Mynachdy (or Monachdy, i.e.. "chair of the monastery"; there is a Nanner, "convent," not far away) and Holyhead Mountain. It was known as the breadbasket of Wales, referred to during the Middle Ages as Anglesey Mother of Wales (Welsh: Môn Mam Cymru). This gave it substantial strategic importance during the struggles between the English kings and the Welsh princes.
There are a few lakes, such as Cors cerrig y daran, but rising water is generally scarce. The climate is humid, the land poor for the most part compared with its old state of fertility, and there are few industries.
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