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Anglesey
Anglesey. Island county of north-west Wales, separated from the mainland by the Menai Straits. In 1974 it became the district of Ynys Môn in the county of Gwynedd, but was reconstituted as a county in 1996. Its location, together with the protective barrier of the Snowdonian mountains, made it a traditional centre of resistance to invaders, Roman and Norman. But after conquest by Edward I it was created a county of the principality of Wales in 1284, a status confirmed at the Act of Union of 1536.
Anglesey is a low plateau with hills rising no more than 500 feet. It was known as ‘Môn mam Cymru’ (Môn, mother of Wales) because of its productive cereal-growing, but present farming is primarily dairy. Economic development is also related to the major road/rail crossings of the island to the port of Holyhead, the major British link to Ireland. Two bridges cross the Menai Straits; Telford's Menai suspension bridge (1819–20) and Stephenson's Britannia tubular bridge (1846–50), originally rail but now both rail and road. Copper was mined on Anglesey but recent economic activity is related to a nuclear power station at Wylfa Head and an aluminium smelter. Tourism is also a significant employer, mainly along the coastline. The population of the county was 69,149 in 1991. The island has been one of the cores of Welsh speech: 91.7 per cent spoke Welsh in 1901, a figure fallen to 62.0 per cent in 1991. Harold Carter |
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JOHN CANNON. "Anglesey." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Anglesey." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Anglesey.html JOHN CANNON. "Anglesey." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Anglesey.html |
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Anglesey
Anglesey. An island and former county (until 1974) of north Wales, separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait or Abermenai. The Welsh name for the island is Môn; this is confused with Mona in some texts, a name usually referring to the Isle of Man. The Roman historian Tacitus (1st cent. AD) describes an attack on the island under Paulinus; in his account heroic Roman soldiers drove howling priests and black-clad, screaming women from bloodstained groves, presumably the site of human sacrifices (c. AD 59–62). These fugitives are now identified with druids. Great deposits of metalwork and other objects recovered from Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey may be connected with the attempts of the insular druids to escape what seems to have been complete annihilation. In The Myvyrian Archaiology [sic] of Wales, compiled from medieval materials by Owen Jones (1801–7), Anglesey is associated with high birth, wise men, and relics. Since 1974 Anglesey has been part of the county of Gwynedd.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Anglesey.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Anglesey.html |
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Anglesey
Anglesey or Anglesea , island and county (1985 est. pop. 68,800), 278 sq mi (719 sq km), NW Wales. Beaumaris is the chief town. It is a region of low, rolling hills. The principal industries are agriculture and stock raising. Two bridges over the Menai Strait connect the island to the mainland. The town of Menai Bridge has long been a stock-trading center for NW Wales. Anglesey is said to have been the last refuge of the druids from the Romans in Britain. Penmynydd, at the center of the island, was the home of Owen Tudor , founder of the royal house of Tudor . |
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"Anglesey." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Anglesey." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Anglesey.html "Anglesey." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Anglesey.html |
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Anglesey
Anglesey Island county of north‐west Wales, separated from the mainland by the Menai Straits. In 1974 it became the district of Ynys Môn in the county of Gwynedd, but was reconstituted as a county in 1996. Its location, together with the protective barrier of the Snowdonian mountains, made it a traditional centre of resistance toinvaders, Roman and Norman. But afterconquest by Edward I it was created a county of the principality of Wales in 1284, a status confirmed at the Act of Union of 1536.
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JOHN CANNON. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Anglesey.html JOHN CANNON. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Anglesey.html |
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Anglesey
Anglesey (Ynys Môn) Island off the nw coast of Wales, separated from the mainland by the narrow Menai Strait. Formerly a Welsh county, it became part of Gwynedd in 1974. The chief town is Beaumaris, famous for a moated castle built by Edward I (1295). Holyhead is a major ferry terminus for Ireland. Area: 718sq km (276sq mi). Pop. (2001) 66,829.
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"Anglesey." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Anglesey." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Anglesey.html "Anglesey." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Anglesey.html |
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Anglesey (Ynys Môn), Wales/UK Anglesege, Ongulsey ‘Ongull's Island’ from an Old Scandinavian personal name and ey. The island was invaded by the Romans in 61 and taken fully under control in 78. The English subjugated it during the reign of Edward I (1272–1307).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anglesey." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anglesey." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Anglesey.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anglesey." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Anglesey.html |
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Anglesey
Anglesey (Môn) (island) Angl. ynys uon 815, Anglesege 1098, Ongulsey 13th cent., Anglesey, or Anglesea 1868. ‘Ongull's island’. OScand. pers. name + ey. The Welsh name cannot satisfactorily be explained. Hence the Roman name, Mona.
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A. D. MILLS. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Anglesey.html A. D. MILLS. "Anglesey." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Anglesey.html |
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Anglesey
Anglesey an island of North Wales, which in the 1st century ad was a centre of Druid power and resistance to Roman invasion; in ad 61 it was attacked by Suetonius Paulinus, who killed Druid priests and cut down sacred groves.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Anglesey." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Anglesey." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Anglesey.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Anglesey." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Anglesey.html |
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"Mona." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mona." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mona.html "Mona." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mona.html |
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"Anglesey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Anglesey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Anglesey.html "Anglesey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Anglesey.html |
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