| Llanfairpwllgwyngyll | |
|---|---|
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  Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Location within Anglesey | |
| Population | 2,900 (2021 census) |
| OS grid reference | SH528716 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLL |
| Postcode district | LL61 |
| Dialling code | 01248 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (Welsh: [ɬan.ˌvair.puɬˈɡwɨ̞n.ɡɨ̞ɬ]), 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,[3] of whom 71% could speak Welsh.[4] In 2021, the population decreased to 2,900 (rounded to the nearest 100).[5] It is the sixth largest settlement in the county by population.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch ([ˌɬan.vair.pʊɬ.ˌɡwɨ̞ŋ.ɡɨ̞ɬ.ɡɔ.ˌɡɛ.rə.ˌχwərn.ˌdrɔ.bʊɬ.ˌɬan.tə.ˌsɪl.jɔˌɡɔ.ɡɔ.ˈɡoːχ] ) is a lengthened form of the community name, used in some contexts. With 58 characters split into 18 syllables, the small town is purported to have the longest name in Europe and the second longest one-word place name in the world.[6][7]
- ^ "Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Community Council Members". Llanfairpwll.org. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll". Ordnance Survey.
- ^ "Llanfairpwllgwyngyll in Isle of Anglesey (Wales / Cymru)". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Community population and percentage of Welsh speakers". Neighbourhood Statistics. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Build a custom area profile - Census 2021, ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Hoeller, Sophie-Claire (12 September 2015). "Here's the story behind the 58-letter town name in Wales that everyone is talking about". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Hume, Rev. A. (1849). "Philosophy of Geographical Names". Proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool (6): 44. Retrieved 25 February 2020.