Comparitively flat by Welsh standards, the island is the site of [[Beaumaris Castle]] and the village
Comparitively flat by Welsh standards, the island is the site of [[Beaumaris Castle]] and the village
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of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which has an outstandingly long name. The first branch of the [[Women's Institute]] in the United Kingdom was founded in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Other major municipalities on the island are Llangefni, Llwckmucock, and Amlwch.
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of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which has an outstandingly long name. The first branch of the [[Women's Institute]] in the United Kingdom was founded in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Other major municipalities on the island are Llangefni, Llwckmucock, and Amlwch, a centre for copper mining.
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Anglesey is known as the breadbasket of Wales, being the main area of [[arable farming]] within the principality.
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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.