Anglesey
Anglesey is an historic county of Wales. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.)
From The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72):
An insulated county of North Wales. It is separated on the SE, by the Menai strait, from Carnarvonshire; and is surrounded elsewhere by the Irish sea. It consists chiefly of the island of Angelesey; but includes also the island of Holyhead and the iislets of Skerries, Priesthold, and Llanddyn, with some others.
The towns and chief villages are Beaumaris, Amlwch, Llangefni, Holyhead, Llanerchymedd, Newborough, and Aberffraw.
Former and merged names include:
· Ynys Fon
· Mona
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