Llangristiolus is a village and
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 ...
in the middle of
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 ...
, Wales, southwest of
Llangefni
; ) is the county town of Anglesey in Wales. 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. The community includes the village of Rhosmeirch.
Location
The ...
, and is named after
Saint Cristiolus. The
River Cefni flows through the village. The village is within a mile of the
A5 and
A55 roads. The village of
Rhostrehwfa is in the community.
The church of St Cristiolus dates from the 12th century.
Notable people
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Henry Maurice (ca.1647–1691), a Welsh clergyman
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Richard Owen
Sir Richard Owen (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomy, comparative anatomist and paleontology, palaeontologist. Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkabl ...
, (1839–1887), a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and preacher.
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Edward Greenly (1861–1951), English geologist, buried at Llangristiolus
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Medwyn Williams (born ca.1940), a Welsh vegetable gardener, 11 x gold medallist at the
Chelsea Flower Show.
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Naomi Watts (born 1968), film actress, lived in Llangristiolus with her maternal grandparents at Llanfawr as a child.
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Rhun ap Iorwerth
Rhun ap Iorwerth (; born 27 August 1972) is a Welsh journalist and politician who has served as the Leader of Plaid Cymru since June 2023. He has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ynys Môn (Senedd constituency), Ynys Môn since 2013 Ynys ...
(born 1972),
MS for
Ynys Môn resides in the village
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Meinir Gwilym (born 1983), musician and broadcaster, educated at Ysgol Henblas within the village.
References
External links
photos of Llangristiolus and surrounding area on geograph
Villages in Anglesey
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