Llangefni

Llangefni
Llangefni clock tower
Llangefni is located in Anglesey
Llangefni
Llangefni
Location within Anglesey
Population5,116 2011 Census[1]
OS grid referenceSH4675
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLlangefni
Postcode districtLL77
Dialling code01248
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Anglesey

53°15′22″N 4°18′50″W / 53.256°N 4.314°W / 53.256; -4.314


Map of the community

Llangefni (Welsh for 'church on the river Cefni';[2] Welsh pronunciation: [ɬaŋˈɡɛvni]) is the county town of Anglesey in Wales.[3] At the 2011 census, Llangefni's population was 5,116, making it the second-largest town in the county and the largest on the island.[1] The community includes the village of Rhosmeirch.

  1. ^ a b "Area: Llangefni (Parish) Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  2. ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198527589.
  3. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna; Llynch, Peredur (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.