Dulas () or City Dulas
Ordnance Survey
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mapping is a village in
Anglesey
Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...
, in north-west
Wales
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. It is situated on the
A5025 road
The A5025 is an 'A' road that runs from Llanfairpwllgwyngyll to Valley in Anglesey, Wales. A major road around the north coast of the isle, it runs up the east, north and finally north-west side of the island via several places including Benll ...
, near the coast (
Dulas Bay
Dulas Bay ( Welsh: ''Bae Dulas'') is a small bay on the north east coast of Anglesey (''Ynys Môn''), north Wales, forming the boundary between Llaneilian and Moelfre communities. The bay is bordered by three beaches.
Overview
The north-weste ...
) at only above sea level. It is in the
community
A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
of
Llaneilian
Llaneilian () is a village and community in Anglesey, Wales. It is located in the north east of the island, east of Amlwch, north west of Menai Bridge and north of Llangefni. The community includes the villages and hamlets of Dulas, Llanei ...
.
Origin of the name
The village has never held the
status of a city and "City" is not a recognisable
Welsh word, so its origin is unclear. It may be that the name came from an
Anglicisation
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of ''Saith Tŷ'', which is Welsh for "Seven Houses".
There are two places in Wales simply called 'City':
City, Powys and
City, Vale of Glamorgan.
References
Villages in Anglesey
Llaneilian
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