Llanallgo () is a small village a mile from the coast of the island of

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. The community is in the

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of Moelfre,

, Wales, which is 136.4 miles (219.6 km) from

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and 214.9 miles (345.9 km) from

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. St Gallgo's Church, contains a memorial to hundreds lost when the ''

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'' bound from Australia to Liverpool hit the nearby Moelfre rocks. 140 are buried in the churchyard and others nearby. The monument is said to be of

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cut from near where the ship was lost on 26 October 1859. Nearby is ''Ffynnon Allgo'', a medieval well which is a scheduled monument. There is a caravan park. The nearest larger village is

Marian-glas Marian-glas or Marianglas () is a small village in Anglesey, north-west Wales. It lies between the larger villages of Moelfre and Benllech and just off the A5025. There is a large caravan park on the edge of the village and several camp sites. ...

, about 1 km to the south.

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Villages in Anglesey Moelfre, Anglesey {{Anglesey-geo-stub