Holyhead

"Caergybi" redirects here. For other uses, see Caergybi (disambiguation).

Holyhead
Town skyline
Holyhead is located in Anglesey
Holyhead
Holyhead
Location within Anglesey
Population12,084 2011 Census[1]
OS grid referenceSH2482
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLYHEAD
Postcode districtLL65
Dialling code01407
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Anglesey

53°18′32″N 4°37′59″W / 53.309°N 4.633°W / 53.309; -4.633


Map of the community

Holyhead (/ˌhəʊliˈhɛd, ˌhɒliˈhɛd/;[3][4] Welsh: Caergybi Welsh pronunciation: [kɑːɨrˈɡəbi] ⓘ, "Cybi's fort") is a historic port town, and is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Holyhead is on Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is separated from Anglesey island by the narrow Cymyran Strait, having originally been connected to Anglesey via the Four Mile Bridge.[5]

In the mid-19th century, Lord Stanley, a local philanthropist, funded the building of a larger causeway,[6] known locally as "the Cobb". it now carries the A5 and the railway line. The A55 dual carriageway runs parallel to the Cobb on a modern causeway.[7]

The town houses the Port of Holyhead, a major Irish Sea port for connections towards Ireland.[8] The population of the town proper as of the 2021 census was 12,084, an increase on the 2011 census.[9][better source needed]

  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts: Isle of Anglesey". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Holyhead Town Council". holyheadtowncouncil.com.
  3. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  4. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  5. ^ Cathrall, William (1851). Wanderings in North Wales: A Road and Railway Guide-book : Comprising Curious and Interesting Historical Information with a Description of the Ancient Castles and Ruins of the Northern Principality, Its Churches, Towns, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Railways, Etc. William S. Orr and Company. p. 136.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference stanleym1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Aerial View of Llandudno, Clwyd". Getty Images. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ Phil Carradice (20 June 2011). "The opening of Holyhead's new harbour". BBC Blogs - Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  9. ^ Retrieved 26 February 2024.