{{two other uses|the Welsh island|the English parish|Anglesey, Staffordshire|the Australian town|Anglesea, Victoria}}

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|+ <big>'''Anglesey principal area'''<br />Ynys Môn</big>
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| colspan=2 style="text-align: center; background: white;"|[[Image:WalesAnglesey.png]]
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| colspan=2 style="background: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bolder;"|Geography
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! style="font-weight: normal;" | '''[[Surface area|Area]]'''<br />- Total<br />- % Water
| [[List of Welsh principal areas by area|Ranked 9th]]<br />[[1 E8 m²|714]] [[square kilometre|km²]]<br />0.7%
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! Admin HQ
| [[Llangefni]]
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! Largest town
| [[Holyhead]]
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! [[ISO 3166-2:GB|ISO 3166-2]]
| GB-AGY
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! [[ONS coding system|ONS code]]
| 00NA
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| colspan=2 style="background: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bolder;"|Demographics
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! style="font-weight: normal;" | '''[[Population]]''':<br />- Total ({{Welsh council population|TXT=Year}})<br />- [[Density]]<br />&nbsp;
|[[List of Welsh principal areas by population|Ranked {{Welsh council population|RNK=00NA}}]]<br />{{Welsh council population|POP=00NA}}<br />[[List of Welsh principal areas by population density|Ranked {{Welsh council population|DRK=00NA}}]]<br />{{Welsh council population|DEN=00NA}} / km²
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! Ethnicity
| 98.1% White
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! style="font-weight: normal;" | '''[[Welsh language]]'''<br />- Any skills
| [[List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language|Ranked 2nd]]<br />70.4%
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| colspan=2 style="background: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bolder;"|Politics
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|colspan=2 align=center|[[Image:Anglesey arms.png|150px|Arms of Isle of Anglesey County Council]]<br>[[Isle of Anglesey County Council]]<br />http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/
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! Control
|{{Welsh council control|ONS=00NA}}
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! [[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005|Member of Parliament]]
|
*[[Albert Owen]]
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![[Members of the National Assembly for Wales|Assembly Members]]
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*[[Ieuan Wyn Jones]]<br />(Constituency)
*[[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales]]<br />(Regional)
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!'''[[Member of the European Parliament|MEPs]]'''||[[European Parliament election, 2004 (UK)#Wales|Wales]]
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'''Anglesey''' (historically '''Anglesea'''; {{lang-cy| '' ''Ynys'' '' Môn}}, {{pronounced|ˌənɨ̞sˈmoːn}}) is a predominantly [[Welsh language|Welsh-speaking]] [[island]] off the northwest coast of [[Wales]]. It is connected to the mainland by two bridges spanning the [[Menai Strait]]: the original [[Menai Suspension Bridge]] (carrying the [[A5 road|A5]]), designed by [[Thomas Telford]] in 1826; and the newer reconstructed [[Britannia Bridge]] (originally designed by [[Robert Stephenson]]); which carries the [[A55 road|A55]] and the [[North Wales Coast Line|North Wales Coast Railway line]].

'''Anglesey''' is also a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] which includes [[Holy Island, Anglesey|Holy Island]] and other nearby small islands.

With an area of 276 square miles (715&nbsp;km²), Anglesey is the largest Welsh island, and the fifth largest surrounding [[Great Britain|Britain]].

==History==

There are numerous [[Megalith]]ic monuments and [[Menhir]]s present on Anglesey testifying to the presence of mankind in prehistory.

Historically, Anglesey has long been associated with the [[Druidry|Druids]]. In AD 60<!--Hist Channel, 3 experts---> the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] general [[Suetonius Paulinus]], determined to break the power of the Druids, attacked the island, destroying the shrine and the sacred groves. News of [[Boudicca's Revolt]] reached him just after his victory, causing him to withdraw his army before consolidating his conquest. The island was finally brought into the Roman empire by the governor [[Gnaeus Julius Agricola]] in AD 78. The Romans called the island ''Mona''.

''Môn'' is the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] name of Anglesey, but its origin is obscure, appearing first during the Roman era as 'Mona'. The 'English' name is in fact derived from the [[Old Norse]], meaning 'Ongull's Island'. The alternative "isle (''ey'') of the [[Angles]]" is discredited. [[Old Welsh]] names are ''Ynys Dywyll'' ("Dark Isle") and ''Ynys y Cedairn'' (''cedyrn'' or ''kedyrn''; "Isle of brave folk"). It is the ''Mona'' of [[Tacitus]] (Ann. xiv. 29, Agr. xiv. 18), [[Pliny the Elder]] (iv. 16) and [[Dio Cassius]] (62). It is called ''Môn Mam Cymru'' ("Môn, Mother of Wales") by [[Giraldus Cambrensis]], for the claimed ability of the fertile land to produce enough food for the whole of Wales. In reality, the claim was probably more directed at an ability to sustain Gwynedd. ''Clas Merddin'', and ''Y fêl Ynys'' (honey isle) are other names. According to the Triads (67), Anglesey was once part of the mainland. 28 [[cromlech]]s remain on uplands overlooking the sea; e.g. at [[Plâs Newydd]]. The Druids were attacked in [[61]] by [[Suetonius Paulinus]], and again in [[78]] by [[Gnaeus Julius Agricola|Agricola]]. The present road from [[Holyhead]] to [[Llanfairpwllgwyngyll]] may originally have been a Roman road, and a network of such roads on the island may await formal discovery. British and Roman sites, coins and ornaments have been dug up and discussed, especially by the 19th century romantic antiquarian, the Hon. Lord Stanley of Penrhos. The foundations of the [[Caer Gybi (fort)|fort]] in Holyhead are Roman.

At the end of the Roman period in the late [[4th Century]] and early [[5th Century]] pirates from [[Ireland]] colonised Anglesey and the nearby [[Llŷn Peninsula]]. In response to this a [[Brythonic]] warlord from the north of Britain called [[Cunedda]] came to the area and began the process of driving the Irish out. This process was continued by his son [[Einion ap Cunedda]] and grandson [[Cadwallon Lawhir]] until the last Irish were defeated in battle in [[470]]. As an island ''Môn'' would usually be a good defensive position and because of this it was the site of the court or ''Llys'' of the kings and princes of Gwynedd at [[Aberffraw]]. Apart from a devastating [[Denmark|Danish]] raid in [[853]] this was to remain the case until the thirteenth century when improvements to the English navy made it indefensible.

After the Irish, the island was invaded by [[Vikings]], [[Saxons]], and [[Normans]] before falling to [[Edward I of England|King Edward I]] of England, in the [[13th century]].

==Geography==
Anglesey is a relatively low-lying island with slight risings such as [[Parys Mountain]], Cadair Mynachdy (or Monachdy, i.e., "chair of the monastery"; there is a Nanner, "convent", not far away), [[Mynydd Bodafon]] and [[Holyhead Mountain]].
[[Image:Brittania Bridge Train crossing 3.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Britannia Bridge from the east along the [[Menai Strait]]]]

Anglesey has many small towns scattered all around the island, making it quite evenly populated. [[Beaumaris, Wales|Beaumaris]] (Welsh: ''Biwmares''), to the south of the island, features [[Beaumaris Castle]], built by [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] as part of his campaign in North Wales. The town of [[Newborough, Anglesey|Newborough]] (Welsh: ''Niwbwrch''), created when the townfolk of Llanfaes were relocated to make way for the building of Beaumaris Castle, includes the site of [[Llys Rhosyr]], another of the courts of the mediaeval Welsh princes and which features one of the oldest courtrooms in the United Kingdom. Beaumaris acts as a [[yachting]] centre for the region with many boats moored in the bay or off Gallows Point. [[Llangefni]] is located in the centre of the island and is also the island's administrative centre. The town of [[Menai Bridge]] (Welsh: ''Porthaethwy'') expanded when the first bridge to the mainland was being built, in order to accommodate workers and construction. Up until that time Porthaethwy had been one of the principal ferry crossing points from the mainland. A short distance from this town lies [[Bryn Celli Ddu]], a [[Stone Age]] burial mound. The town of [[Amlwch]] is situated in the northeast of the island and was once largely industrialised, having grown during the 18th century supporting the [[copper]] mining industry at Parys Mountain.
[[Image:Angleseymôncloseup.png|thumb|right|250px|Anglesey closeup map]]
The island also has the village with the longest official place name in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch]]. Other towns and settlements include [[Cemaes]], [[Benllech]], [[Pentraeth]], [[Gaerwen]], [[Dwyran]], [[Bodedern]] and [[Rhosneigr]]. The [[Anglesey Sea Zoo]] is a local tourist attraction, providing a look at and descriptions of local marine [[wildlife]] from [[European lobster|lobsters]] to [[conger eel]]s. All the [[fish]] and [[crustacean]]s on display are caught around the island and are placed in reconstructions of their natural [[habitat (ecology)|habitat]]. They also make [[salt]] (evaporated from the local sea water) and commercially breed lobsters, for food, and [[oyster]]s, for pearls, both from local stocks.

The island's entire rural coastline had been designated an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] and features many sandy beaches, especially along its eastern coast between the towns of Beaumaris and Amlwch and along the western coast from [[Ynys Llanddwyn]] through [[Rhosneigr]] to the little bays around Carmel Head. The northern coastline is characterised by dramatic cliffs interspersed with small bays. The [[Anglesey Coastal Path]] is a 125-mile (200-km) path which follows nearly the entire coastline. Tourism is now the most significant economic activity on the island. Agriculture provides the secondary source of income for the island's economy, with the local dairies being amongst the most productive in the region. There is also a nuclear power station, at [[Wylfa]] Head on the north coast.

Major industries are restricted to Holyhead which supports an [[aluminium]] smelter and the [[Amlwch]] area where the [[Wylfa]] nuclear power station is located close to a former [[bromine]] extraction plant. The nuclear power station is scheduled to close in or around 2010, and the aluminium smelting operation is likely to close as a consequence of losing its affordable local electricity supply. The Royal Air Force base RAF Valley is home to the RAF Fast Jet Training School and also 22 SQN Search and Rescue Helicopters which provide employment for approx 500 civilians.

There is a wide range of smaller industries, mostly located in industrial and business parks especially at [[Llangefni]] and [[Gaerwen]]. These industries include an [[Slaughterhouse|abbatoir]] and fine chemicals manufacture as well as factories for timber production, aluminium smelting, fish farming and food processing.

Wind power is developing on Anglesey with more than 20 commercial [[wind turbine]]s established near to the north coast. The strong sea currents around the island are also attracting the interest of electricity generation companies interested in exploiting tidal power.

The island is also on one of the major routes from Britain to [[Ireland]], via [[ferry|ferries]] from [[Holyhead]], off the west of Anglesey on [[Holy Island, Anglesey|Holy Island]], to [[Dún Laoghaire]] and [[Dublin]] Port.

There are a few lakes mostly in the west, such as Cors Cerrig y Daran, but rivers are few and small. There are two large water supply reservoirs operated by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. These are [[Llyn Cefni]] in the centre of the island, which is fed by the headwaters of the [[River Cefni|Afon Cefni]], and [[Llyn Alaw]] to the north of the island. [[Llyn Llywenan]] is the largest natural lake on the island.

The climate is humid but generally equable under the effects of the [[Gulf Stream]] bathing the island. The land is of variable quality and it may have been more fertile in the past.

''See the [[list of places in Anglesey]] for all villages, towns and cities''. <br>
''See the [[List of Anglesey towns by population]] for populations''.

==Ecology and conservation==
Much of Anglesey is covered with relatively intensive cattle and sheep farming aided by modern agro-chemicals. In these areas there is little of ecological conservation worth. However there are a number of important wetland sites which have protected status. In addition the several lakes all have significant ecological interest including their support for a wide range of aquatic and semi-aquatic bird species. In the west, the [[Malltraeth]] [[marsh]]es are believed to be supporting an occasional visiting [[Bittern]] and the nearby estuary of the [[River Cefni|Afon Cefni]] supports a bird population made internationally famous by the paintings of [[Charles Tunnicliffe]]. The [[RAF]] airstrip at Mona is a nesting site for [[skylark]]s. The sheer cliff faces at [[South Stack]] near [[Holyhead]] provide nesting sites for huge numbers of [[auk]]s including [[Atlantic Puffin|Puffin]]s, [[Razorbill]]s and [[Common Guillemot|Guillemot]]s together with [[Chough]]s and [[Peregrine falcon]]s. Three sites on Anglesey are important for breeding terns - see [[Anglesey tern colonies]].

Anglesey is home to two of the UK's small number of remaining colonies of [[Red Squirrel]]s, at [[Pentraeth]] and [[Newborough]]. [http://www.redsquirrels.info]

Almost the entire coastline of Anglesey is designated an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] The coastal zone of Anglesey was designated as an AONB in 1966 and was confirmed in 1967. It was designated in order to protect the aesthetic appeal and variety of the island’s coastal landscape and habitats from inappropriate development.

The AONB is predominantly a coastal designation, covering most of Anglesey’s 201-kilometre (125-mile) coastline but also encompasses Holyhead Mountain and Mynydd Bodafon. Substantial areas of other land protected by the AONB form the backdrop to the coast. The approximate coverage of the Anglesey AONB is 221&nbsp;km², and it is the largest AONB in Wales covering as it does one third of the island.

A number of the habitats found on Anglesey are afforded even greater protection both through UK and European designations because of their nature conservation value, these include:

6 candidate Special Areas of Conservation (cSACs)
4 Special Protection Areas (SPAs)
1 National Nature Reserve
26 Sites of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI)
52 Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs)

These protected habitats support a variety of wildlife such as [[Harbour Porpoise]]s and [[Marsh Fritillary]].

The AONB also takes in three sections of open, undeveloped coastline which have been designated as Heritage Coast. These non-statutory designations complement the AONB and cover approximately 50&nbsp;km (31 miles) of the coastline. The sections of Heritage Coast are:

north Anglesey 28.6&nbsp;km (17 miles)
Holyhead Mountain 12.9&nbsp;km (8 miles)
Aberffraw Bay 7.7&nbsp;km (4.5 miles)

A Living and Working Landscape
Employment within the AONB is mainly based on agriculture and tourism and in some cases a combination of both. The range of local produce found on the island is quite varied from cheese and chocolate to wine. In a number of instances the local produce is also organic.

Approximately 2 million people visit the island each year attracting people from North Wales the North West of England and also visitors from overseas. In terms of recreation the island offers a number of opportunities to both residents and visitors alike, the majority enjoying the fine sandy beaches and the coastal landscape.

The most popular forms of recreation include sailing, angling, cycling, walking, wind surfing and jet skiing. These all place pressures and demands on the AONB. At the same time, the AONBs popularity for such activities clearly provides a contribution to the local economy.

[http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/aerial/index.htm]

===Natural history===
References:
Jones, W.E. [[Eifion Jones]] (Ed.)1968. ''Natural History of Anglesey.'' Anglesey Antiquarian Society, Llangefni.
[[Image:Ynys Llanddwyn old light.pg.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''[[Llanddwyn Island]]''' old lighthouse with [[Snowdonia]] in background.]]

==Culture==
* Anglesey hosted the [[National Eisteddfod]] in [[1999]], [[1983]], and [[1957]].

* Anglesey/Ynys Môn is a member island of the [[International Island Games Association]]. The most recent Island Games were held in 2007 on Rhodes (Greece). Anglesey/Ynys Môn came 15th on the medal table with 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals. The 2009 Games will be held on the Åland Islands (Finland) and the 2011 Games will be held on the Isle of Wight (UK). In the 2005 Games, held on the Shetland Islands, Anglesey/Ynys Môn came 11th on the medal table with 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. The Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn Island Games Association plan to make a bid to host the 2015 Island Games.

* Anglesey has featured in the [[Channel 4]] television archaeology series, [[Time Team]] (series 14) - programme transmission date 4 February 2007.

* Anglesey has the second highest population of native [[Welsh language]] speakers in [[Wales]] (70% of the population).

==Geology==
The geology of Anglesey is notably complex and is frequently used for geology [[field trip]]s by schools and colleges. Younger strata in Anglesey rest upon a foundation of very old [[pre-Cambrian]] rocks that appear at the surface in four areas:
#a western region including Holyhead and [[Llanfaethlu]],
#a central area about [[Aberffraw]] and [[Trefdraeth]],
#an eastern region which includes [[Newborough, Anglesey|Newborough]], [[Caerwen]] and [[Pentraeth]] and
#a coastal region at [[Glyn Garth]] between [[Menai Bridge]] and [[Beaumaris]].
These [[pre-Cambrian]] rocks are [[schist]]s and [[slate]]s, often much contorted and disturbed. The general line of strike of the formations in the island is from north-east to south-west. A belt of [[granitic|granitic rocks]] lies immediately north-west of the central pre-Cambrian mass, reaching from [[Llanfaelog]] near the coast to the vicinity of [[Llanerchymedd]]. Between this granite and the pre-Cambrian of Holyhead is a narrow tract of [[Ordovician]] slates and grits with Llandovery beds in places; this tract spreads out in the north of the island between [[Dulas Bay]] and Carmel Point. A small patch of Ordovician strata lies on the northern side of Beaumaris. In parts, these Ordovician rocks are much folded, crushed and metamorphosed, and they are associated with schists and altered volcanic rocks which are probably pre-Cambrian. Between the eastern and central pre-Cambrian masses [[carboniferous]] rocks are found. The carboniferous [[limestone]] occupies a broad area south of [[Lligwy Bay]] and [[Pentraeth]], and sends a narrow spur in a south-westerly direction by [[Llangefni]] to [[Malltraeth|Malltraeth sands]]. The limestone is underlain on the north-west by a red basement conglomerate and yellow [[sandstone]] (sometimes considered to be of Old Red Sandstone age). Limestone occurs again on the north coast about [[Llanfihangel]] and [[Llangoed]]; and in the south-west round Llanidan on the border of the [[Menai Strait]]. [[Puffin Island, Anglesey|Puffin Island]] is made of carboniferous limestone. [[Malltraeth|Malltraeth marsh]] is occupied by coal measures, and a small patch of the same formation appears near [[Tall-y-foel]] Ferry on the [[Menai Strait]]. A patch of [[granite|granitic]] and [[felsite|felsitic]] rocks form [[Parys Mountain]], where copper and iron ochre have been worked. [[Serpentine]] (Mona Marble) is found near [[Llanfairynneubwll]] and upon the opposite shore in [[Holyhead]]. There are abundant evidences of glaciation, and much boulder clay and drift sand covers the older rocks. Patches of brown sand occur on the south-west coast.

A Google Earth .kmz file, Anglesey.kmz, Anglesey.kml, showing important geological locations on Anglesey, and including a number of geological map overlays, can be downloaded from:
[http://instruct.uwo.ca/earth-sci/fieldlog/Google_Earth/ Google Earth Geology], whereas a historiography of geological research on Anglesey is available at: [http://instruct.uwo.ca/earth-sci/fieldlog/cal_napp/napp/new_eng_maritimes/Anglesey/anglesey.htm Historiography of Geological Research]

==Other places of interest ==
* [[The Skerries, Anglesey|The Skerries]] [[Lighthouse]] which can be found at the end of a low piece of submerged land, North-East of [[Holyhead]]
* The working [[windmill]] at [[Llanddeusant, Anglesey|Llanddeusant]]
* [[Ynys Llanddwyn]] - ''Lovers island''
* The sea zoo near [[Dwyran]]
* The ''church in the sea'' on [[Cribinau]]
* a motor racing track near Valley
* [http://www.pterosaur.co.uk/identify/dealers/SS.htm Stone Science], near Pentraeth - a journey through 650 million years.
* [[King Arthur]]'s seat near [[Beaumaris]]
* [[Penmon (place)|Penmon]] Priory and dovecote
* the town and castle of [[Beaumaris]]
* [[Red Wharf Bay]], [[Llanddona]] and many other beaches
* [[Cemlyn Bay and lagoon|Cemlyn Bay]] for its ternery
* Ellin's Tower (Twr Ellin) RSPB reserve and the lighthouse at South Stack (Ynys Lawd) near [[Holyhead]]
* Moelfre, the fishing village and the home of [[Dic Evans]].

==Sons and daughters of Anglesey==
===Born on Anglesey===
* [[Tony Adams (actor)|Tony Adams]] - ''actor (Anglesey, 1940)''
* [[William Bulkeley]] - ''diarist (1691 - 1760 Brynddu, Llanfechell, Anglesey)''
* Dic Evans - ''Seaman and coxswain two-times winner of the [[RNLI]] gold medal for bravery - (Moelfre, 1905)''
* [[Dawn French]] - ''actress, writer, comedian (Holyhead, 1957)''
* [[Hugh Griffith]] - ''Oscar winning actor (Marianglas, 1912)''
* Steve Griffiths - ''writer (Anglesey 1949''
* [[Owain Gwynedd]] - ''prince (Anglesey, c1100)''
* [[Hywel Gwynfryn]] - ''radio and TV personality (Llangefni, 1942)''
* [[Wayne Hennessey]] - ''footballer - currently goalkeeper with [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] and Wales (Anglesey 1987)''
* Captain Owen Jones ''- volunteer lifeboatman winner of the [[RNLI]] gold medal for bravery (Anglesey)''
* Rhys Jones - ''2 gold medals (archery) [[International Island Games]] 2005''
* Mr Thomas William Jones - ''able seaman on [[RMS Titanic]] who took charge of Lifeboat #8 (Anglesey, c1880)''
* [[William Jones (mathematician)|William Jones]] - mathematician ''(Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, 1675)''
* [[John Morris-Jones]] - ''Welsh grammarian and poet (Llandrygarn, 1864)''
* [[Glenys Kinnock]] - ''politician (Holyhead, 1944)''
* [[Wendy Orme]] - ''screenwriter (Anglesey, 1911)''
* Edward Roberts - ''gold medal (team shooting) [[International Island Games]] 2005''
* Edward Roberts - ''second coxswain winner of the RNLI gold medal for bravery (Anglesey)''
* Wilf Roberts - ''landscape artist (Anglesey, 1941)''
* [[Ifor Owain Thomas]] - ''tenor (Pentraeth, 1892)''
* [[Hugh Owen Thomas]] - ''pioneering orthopaedic surgeon (Anglesey, 1833)''
* Thomas Thomas - ''gold and bronze medal (team shooting & shooting) [[International Island Games]] 2005''
* Anthony White - ''gold medal (team shooting) [[International Island Games]] 2005''
* Nicola Kate Stretton - ''silver medal (athletics) [[International Island Games]] 2005''
* Sir [[Kyffin Williams]] RA - ''landscape painter (Anglesey, 1918 - 2006)''
* Claire Wilson - ''gold medal (swimming) [[International Island Games]] 2005''
* [[Owain Tudor]] - ''Grandfather of Henry VII (Henry Tudor), who had married the widow of Henry V to give the Tudor dynasty a tenuous claim on the English throne [[Plas Penmynydd]]''

===Lived on Anglesey===
* [[Henry Austin Dobson]] - ''poet and essayist (Plymouth, Devon 1840)''
* [[Tristan Hughes]] - ''writer (Canada)''
* [[Aled Jones]] - ''singer and television presenter (Bangor, 1970)''
* [[Lemmy|Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister]] - ''heavy metal bass player and singer (Stoke-on-Trent, 1945)''
* [[Matthew Maynard]] - ''cricketer (Oldham, Lancashire 1966)''
* [[Gwyn Parry]] - ''writer (Wales)''
* [[Gary Pritchard]] - ''sports journalist & broadcaster (Bangor, 1970)''
* [[Eric Roberts]] - ''baritone (Conwy, North Wales)''
* [[Charles Tunnicliffe]] - ''wildlife artist (Chester, 1901)''
* [[Naomi Watts]] - ''actress (Kent, 1968)''
* [[Dyfed Russell-Hughes]] - ''Actor and Thrash Metal vocalist(with [[Alisons Refrigerated Delicatessen]])''
* [[Gruff Rhys]]- Musician best known for being the leadman of [[Super Furry Animals]] grew up in Rachub, near [[Bethesda]] (Haverforwest, 18 July 1970)
* [[Rex Whistler]] - ''artist (Eltham, Kent 1905)''
* [[Maurice Wilks]] - ''designer of the Landrover; which was test driven at Newborough and Llanddona beaches''

==Government==
:''see also: [[Isle of Anglesey County Council]]''
Anglesey (together with Holy Island) is one of the thirteen [[historic counties of Wales]]. In medieval times, before the conquest of Wales in [[1283]], ''Môn'' often had periods of temporary independence as it was frequently bequeathed to the heirs of kings as a [[sub kingdom]] of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]]. The last times this occurred were for a few years after 1171 following the death of [[Owain Gwynedd]] when the island was inherited by [[Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd]] and again between 1246 - c.1255 when it was given to [[Owain Goch]] as his share of the kingdom. Following the conquest of Wales by [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] it was created a county under the terms of the [[Statute of Rhuddlan]] of 1284. Prior to this it had been divided into the ''[[cantref]]i'' of:

* [[Cantref Aberffraw|Aberffraw]]
* [[Cantref Rhosyr|Rhosyr]]
* [[Cantref Cemais|Cemais]]

In 1974 it formed a district of the new large [[Administrative divisions of Wales#Counties|county]] of [[Gwynedd]], until in the 1996 reform of local government it was restored as a local government county. The county council is a [[unitary authority]] and is named "Isle of Anglesey County Council" ({{lang-cy|Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn}}). While there is currently a majority of independent councillors, the council is under no overall control, as the members do not generally divide along party lines. The only party group on the council is that of [[Plaid Cymru]]. There are five non-partisan groups on the council, containing a mix of party and independent candidates. The largest of these groups is ''Môn Ymlaen''/''Anglesey Forward'', with 15 members out of the 40 in total.

==Schools==

Top performing secondary schools in Anglesey, 5 GCSEs, A-C grade, according to the latest inspection report by [[Estyn]]
(All schools bilingual unless stated)

64% [[Ysgol David Hughes]], Menai Bridge

62% [[Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni]], Llangefni

59% [[Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern]], Bodedern

56% [[Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones]], Amlwch

35% [[Holyhead High School]], Holyhead (non-bilingual)

==See also==
*[[Ynys Môn (UK Parliament constituency)]]
*[[List of islands of Wales]] - including those around Anglesey

==External links==
*[http://www.northwales.co.uk // A comprehensive guide to what to do and where to stay in beautiful North Wales.
*[http://www.angleseyforums.co.uk Anglesey Community Forums - All Welcome]
*[http://www.goanglesey.com Anglesey Tourist Information]
*[http://www.attractionsnorthwales.co.uk/home.php?/find_an_attraction/search_results;rid=5 Anglesey Attractions]
*[http://www.breaksnorthwales.co.uk/home.php?/Find_your_short_break/Search;rid=5#middle Accommodation on Anglesey]
*[http://www.fotonix.co.uk Live Anglesey weather and local images of Anglesey]
*[http://www.halflightlocations.com Half Light Filming Locations]
*[http://www.anglesey-today.com Anglesey Today]
*[http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/aerial/php/aonb_mon_gallery.php Aerial coastal images]
*[http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/media_centre/pressrelease_detail?articleid=104634 Anglesey lifeboat heroes of Moelfre RNLI]
*[http://www.angleseyheritage.org/doc.asp?cat=1066 Moelfre Seawatch Centre]
*[http://www.anglesey.info Anglesey Môn Info Web Anglesey History, including the only online pictorial record of all Anglesey's churches and many of the ancient monuments]
*[http://www.anglesey-history.co.uk Anglesey History]
*[http://www.churchbay.co.uk/journal Anglesey wildlife, weather and other information]
*[http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Parys_Mountain_01.htm Photos of the Parys Mountain Copper Mine near Amlwch, Anglesey]
*[http://www.anglesey.info/ Anglesey Môn Info Web - An information site about Anglesey.]
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/sets/711635/ Isle of Anglesey Photographs]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/GBH_match_page.jsp?ons=Isle%20of%20Anglesey The Isle of Anglesley, Wales through time: Local history overview (maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions)]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/history/pages/romansinvade.shtml "When Romans Attack" - how things might have been during the Roman invasion of 60AD]
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/eflyn.owen/ Archaeological discoveries from the time of the Druids in Anglesey]
*[http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/index.asp?cat=615 Isle of Anglesey County Council / Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn]
*[http://www.angleseyartsforum.org/ Anglesey Arts Forum / Fforwm Gelf Yns Môn]
*[http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/ School of Ocean Sciences in Menai Bridge]
*[http://www.islandgames.net/index.html The Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn is a member island of the International Island Games]
*[http://www.fotonix.co.uk Local images of Anglesey]
*[http://www.angleseyheritage.org/tourism.asp?cat=70 Anglesey Heritage: historical, cultural and natural]
*[http://www.philipsteele.co.uk/pages/wales.htm Môn Mam Cymru: the Guide to Anglesey]
*[http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/thisweek.html Anglesey episode of the Channel 4 television archaeology series 'Time Team']

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