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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Coordinates: 53°13′29″N 4°11′53″W / 53.2246°N 4.1980°W / 53.2246; -4.1980
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Station building at Llanfairpwll station
The station building at the village's railway station
Map of Anglesey, with a red dot showing the location of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Map of Anglesey, with a red dot showing the location of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Location within Anglesey
Population2,999 (2018 study)
OS grid referenceSH528716
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLL
Postcode districtLL61
Dialling code01248
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Anglesey
53°13′29″N 4°11′53″W / 53.2246°N 4.1980°W / 53.2246; -4.1980

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, officially Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch (pronounced llan-vire-pooll-gwin-gill-go-gare-urch-wyn-drob-ooll-andus-ilio-gogo-goch), also known as Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfair PG or just Llanfairpwll, is a large village and community on Anglesey, an island in Wales. In a 2018 study, it had a population of 2,999 residents.

It is situated just across the Menai Strait from the city of Bangor.

It is famous for having for the longest place name in Europe and the second-longest official one-word place name in the world, right after the hill Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukaka­piki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­ki­tana­tahu located in Pōrangahau, New Zealand. The village's official name contains 58 characters and 19 syllables. It translates into English as St Mary's Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave. The village was given this long name as a publicity stunt to bring people to the village in the Victorian era of railway tourism. The stunt was successful.

A 2011 survey revealed that 71% of the village's population can speak Welsh.

The village has a railway station, known as Llanfairpwll railway station. The station is known for its huge sign of the village's name and how to pronounce it. The station provides direct trains to Holyhead to the west and Manchester, Crewe, Chester, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, and South Wales to the east.The station is also what is called a request stop making it not have any trains scheduled to stop.

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  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View over Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
    View over Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  • James Pringle Weavers Shop with a translation of the village's name
    James Pringle Weavers Shop with a translation of the village's name
  • St Mary's Church
    St Mary's Church
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