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Anglesey is known as the breadbasket of Wales, being the main area of [[arable farming]] within the principality, and, on similar lines, as ''Mon Mam Cymru'', 'Anglesey, the Mother of Wales' (for its bountifulness). ''Ynys Mon'' is the Welsh for Anglesey. | Anglesey is known as the breadbasket of Wales, being the main area of [[arable farming]] within the principality, and, on similar lines, as ''Mon Mam Cymru'', 'Anglesey, the Mother of Wales' (for its bountifulness). ''Ynys Mon'' is the Welsh for Anglesey. | ||
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Anglesey is an large island just off the Northwest coast of Wales, separated from the mainland by the Menai Straits, which are crossed by the Menai Bridge, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. To the West of Anglesey is the smaller Holy Island, on which is Holyhead, an important Irish Sea transport hub.
Comparitively flat by Welsh standards, the island is the site of Beaumaris Castle and the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which has an outstandingly long name. Other major municipalities on the island are Llangefni, Llwckmucock, and Amlwch, a centre for copper mining.
Anglesey is known as the breadbasket of Wales, being the main area of arable farming within the principality, and, on similar lines, as Mon Mam Cymru, 'Anglesey, the Mother of Wales' (for its bountifulness). Ynys Mon is the Welsh for Anglesey.
In Roman times, the island was a centre of Druidry.