Llangristiolus

Llangristiolus
Sheep at Tan-yr-Allt Farm, Llangristiolus
Llangristiolus Location within Anglesey
Population	1,357 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SH4373
Principal area	Anglesey
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BODORGAN
Postcode district	LL62
Dialling code	01248
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ynys Môn
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ynys Môn
List of places UK Wales Anglesey 53°14′06″N4°20′42″W / 53.235°N 4.345°W / 53.235; -4.345 Map of the community

Llangristiolus is a village and community in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, 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

• Henry Maurice (ca.1647–1691), a Welsh clergyman
• Richard Owen, (1839–1887), a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and preacher.
• Edward Greenly (1861–1951), English geologist, buried at Llangristiolus
• Medwyn Williams (born ca.1940), a Welsh vegetable gardener, 11 x gold medallist at the Chelsea Flower Show.
• Naomi Watts (born 1968), film actress, lived in Llangristiolus with her maternal grandparents at Llanfawr as a child.
• Rhun ap Iorwerth (born 1972), MS for Ynys Môn resides in the village
• Meinir Gwilym (born 1983), musician and broadcaster, educated at Ysgol Henblas within the village.

References

1. "Community population 2011" . Retrieved 18 May 2015.

External links

• photos of Llangristiolus and surrounding area on geograph