Difference between revisions of "Anglesey"

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-[[Image:Anglesey Map.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Wikipedia Image;Anglesey County Map]]
+[[Image:Anglesey Map.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Wikipedia Image;Anglesey County Map]]
-[[Image:southstacklighthouse.jpg|right|250px|thumb|South Stack Lighthouse Submitted By Guinevere]]
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-Anglesey is both a county and an island to the Northwest of Wales. The county covers a number of islands, the largest of which (called Anglesey) is separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait and linked to the mainland by two bridges.<br>
-The principal town is Holyhead, administration for the county is based in Llangefni.<br>
+'''Main towns:''' Beaumaris Holyhead Llangefni
+'''Industry:''' Agriculture, fishing, mining
+Anglesey (or Ynys Mon) is an island county off the North West coast of Wales. Road and rail bridges span the Menai Straits to provide a link to the mainland.
+The Isle of Anglesey is situated off the north-west coast of Wales near the beautiful Snowdonia mountain range. It is separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait, which is spanned by two picturesque bridges, the Menai Bridge and the Britannia Bridge.
+Anglesey was known as Mam Cymru ('Mother of Wales') during the Middle Ages because of its fertile fields.
+The comedienne Dawn French was born on Anglesey.

Revision as of 18:33, 22 May 2007